Edited by one of the nation's preeminent labor historians, this book marks an ambitious effort to dissent the full extent of War-Mart's business operations, its social effects, and its role in the U.S. and world economy.

Nelson Lichtenstein is a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the director of the Center for the Study of Work, Labor, and Democracy. He is the author of many books, including Walter Reuther, Labor’s War at Home, and State of the Union, as well as Wal-Mart (The New Press). He is also the co-editor (with Samir Sonti) of Labor’s Partisans (The New Press). He lives in Santa Barbara.