Indispensable Outcasts Natsu Taylor Saito Itsuko Hasegawa

Itsuko Hasegawa

social relations

As the global marketplace grows and becomes more complex

And as the COVID pandemic took hold

discussing: - the social and historical context - philosophical considerations - the professional knowledge base - training requirements and paths

Indispensable Outcasts Natsu Taylor Saito Itsuko HasegawaOften overlooked in the history of Progressive Era labor, the hoboes who rode the rails in search of seasonal work have nevertheless secured a place in the American imagination. The stories of the men who hunted work between city and countryside, men alternately portrayed as either romantic adventurers or degenerate outsiders, have not been easy to find. Nor have these stories found a comfortable home in either rural or labor histories. Indispensable