Matthew E. Stanley

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Matthew E. Stanley's scholarship focuses on labor history and the study of American social and cultural conflicts. His work examines the complexities of worker resistance, capitalism's impact on labor, and contested historical narratives. He has published on topics such as the St. Louis Commune of 1877, the experiences of Black workers in Boston during the Civil War, and broader themes of "The Long Civil War."

Stanley's recent publications include "Grand Army of Labor" (2021) and "The St. Louis Commune of 1877: Communism in the Heartland" (2024). He has also contributed reviews and edited sections of scholarly works, such as "Guest Editor's Overview: Have Civil War Historians Lost Labor History?" (2024). His scholarship is further represented by "The Ragged Edge of Freedom" (2026) and reviews of "Forgetting and the Forgotten: A Thousand Years of Contested Histories in the Heartland" and "A David Montgomery Reader: Essays on Capitalism and Worker Resistance."

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• Publications: 75
• Citations: 23