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Henry George (1839–1897) rose to fame as a social reformer and economist amid the industrial and intellectual turbulence of the late nineteenth century. His best-selling Progress and Poverty (1879) ……続きを見る

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Americans with all sorts of disabilities came to be labeled as "unproductive citizens." Before that, disabled people had contributed as they……続きを見る

No visitor to Mexico can fail to recognize the omnipresence of street vendors, selling products ranging from fruits and vegetables to prepared food and clothes. The vendors compose a large part of t……続きを見る

The 1920s Jazz Age is remembered for flappers and speakeasies, not for the success of a declining labor movement. A more complex story was unfolding among the young women and men in the hosiery mill……続きを見る

The Great Recession not only shook Americans’ economic faith but also prompted powerful critiques of economic institutions. This timely book explores three movements that gathered force after 2008: ……続きを見る

Both parties and interest groups matter to democracy. Historically, examples of close relationships between the two abound. But perhaps the best known because it was supposedly the most intimate and……続きを見る

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire happened on a Saturday inside the Asch Building in what is now Greenwich Village. Multiple tenants occupied the twelve floors of the building adjacent to Washing……続きを見る

Incorporated in 1847 on the banks of the Merrimack River, Lawrence, Massachusetts, was the final and most ambitious of New England�s planned textile-manufacturing cities developed by the Boston-area……続きを見る

From the Reagan years to the present, the labor movement has faced a profoundly hostile climate. As America's largest labor federation, the AFL-CIO was forced to reckon with severe political and eco……続きを見る

Con una raffica d’interventi l’Autore scava nell’attualità dei nostri giorni. Dalle vane promesse della politica agli innocenti in attesa del patibolo, dalle distopie al rimprovero alla Fiom di…dife……続きを見る

Revised edition of a landmark bookAt the height of the building boom in the 1970s, a remarkable campaign stopped billions of dollars worth of indiscriminate development that was turning Australian c……続きを見る

Like the figure of the governess, the seamstress occupied a unique place in the history of the nineteenth century, appearing frequently in debates about women's work and education, and the condition……続きを見る

This book is aimed at employers, managers and professional and administrative staff in the health care services. GP practices, home visits and the hospital are all covered. Despite growing evidence ……続きを見る

It is, of course, commonplace for corporations to operate sophisticated identity programmes. But identity has now moved way beyond the commercial area. We live in a world in which cities, charities,……続きを見る

Safety is more than the absence of accidents. Safety has the goal of transforming the levels of risk that are inherent in all human activity, while its interdisciplinary nature extends its influence……続きを見る

The Spanish Civil War contains some of the most thrilling stories of rebellion against fascism in recent history. This history manages to be both well-written and engaging while offering new insight……続きを見る

For sixty years, Errico Malatesta's involvement with international anarchism helped fuel the movement's radical approach to class and labor, and directly impacted the workers' movement in Italy. A t……続きを見る

• The story of Phillip Josephs is a quintessential representation of the importance of immigration. Jared Davidson weaves an engaging tapestry of connections and networks around Josephs, who would e……続きを見る

Title will benefit from increased focus on the question of immigrants' rights as the Obama administration sets its sights on immigration reform Topic is of particular interest to the Spanish speakin……続きを見る

China has been the fastest growing major economy in the world for three decades. It is also home to some of the largest, most incendiary, and most underreported labor struggles of our time. China on……続きを見る

The fightback against corporate rule has again come into National focus following the economic collapse of 2008, the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United, the Occupy movement, the Longshoreman'……続きを見る

This guide demystifies the often invisible impacts of global tourism, one of the biggest industries in the world, from labor conditions to development by stealth, to the role of elites and the cultu……続きを見る

This is a story of a bitter struggle, in which collusion with the UK police and security services resulted in victimization, violence and unemployment, with terrible effects on families and communit……続きを見る

EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Labour exploitation is a highly topical though complex issue that has international resonance for those concerned with social justice a……続きを見る

During the 1960s and 1970s, teachers, sanitation workers and many other public employees rose up to demand collective bargaining rights in one of the greatest upsurges in labor history. These worker……続きを見る

A hub of transportation and industry since the mid-19th century, West Oakland is today a vital commercial conduit and an inimitably distinct and diverse community within the Greater Oakland metropol……続きを見る

Partez à la découverte de Gueorgui Valentinovitch Plekhanov avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! L'importance historique de Georges Plekhanov vient de ce qu'il fut le véritable introducteur du marxis……続きを見る

Partez à la découverte de Karl Marx avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! Plus d'un siècle après sa mort, Karl Marx apparaît bien comme le premier théoricien du «socialisme scientifique» (même s'il n'……続きを見る

"Engaging--. Terrific--. Takes us over the collar line with grace and authority."--The New York Times As a veteran reporter throughout the "downsizing" years of the auto industry in the United State……続きを見る

A wave of teacher strikes in the 1960s and 1970s roiled urban communities. Jon Shelton illuminates how this tumultuous era helped shatter the liberal-labor coalition and opened the door to the neoli……続きを見る