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On the 50th anniversary of In Place of Strife, this scholarly study makes extensive use of previously unpublished archival and other primary sources to explain why Harold Wilson and Barbara Castle e……続きを見る

This book explores the life, thought and political commitments of the free-thinker John Toland (1670-1722). Studying both his private archive and published works, it illustrates how Toland moved in ……続きを見る

The Great Labour Unrest examines the struggle between liberals, socialists and revolutionary syndicalists for control of Britain's best established district miners' union. Drawing widely on a vast a……続きを見る

In this book, Prosser argues that labour movements respond to European integration in a manner which instigates competition between national labour markets. It bases its hypothesis on analysis of fo……続きを見る

British labour history has been one of the dominating areas of historical research in the last sixty years and this book, written in honour of Professor Chris Wrigley, offers a collection of essays ……続きを見る

Bob Crow was the most high-profile and militant union leader of his generation. This biography focuses on his leadership of the RMT union, examining and exposing a number of popular myths created ab……続きを見る

Comparable worth-the idea that women ought to be paid the same wages as men performing comparable although not the same jobs-has generated a firestorm of controversy. This analysis of the comparable……続きを見る

Migration is presently a topic that arouses universal interest. Why people choose to migrate is a question that sparks great discussion. Both economic and non-economic factors contribute to this mon……続きを見る

Progessive History With a Mystery Twist The eight Sage Adair Mysteries are set in 1902, Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. These adventure stories highlight the positive changes made by tha……続きを見る

Improve employee safety, reduce workplace incidents and create better, safer working conditions According to a report from the ILO (International Labour Organization), there are more than 2.78 milli……続きを見る

Los hospitales han sido muy estudiados en el campo de las ciencias sociales, tanto por la centralidad que han ocupado en los Estados modernos como por su vínculo con el proceso de profesionalización……続きを見る

This book analyses the political transition in West Bengal, India, which witnessed longest democratically elected Left regime of the world. It examines and compares micro-dynamics of political pract……続きを見る

This book is a provocative analysis of the nature of the relation between women and paid work in both modernizing and industrial countries. It explores the variables that shape the relationship: dem……続きを見る

Frances Perkins (1880-1965) attended Mount Holyoke College, majoring in physics. In her final semester, she visited mills along the Connecticut River to see working conditions as part of a class in ……続きを見る

We are now witnessing the build-out of society’s first foundationally new infrastructure in nearly a century: the Cloud. It is an ecosystem of information-digital hardware, at the heart of which res……続きを見る

Ce livre unique comprend une biographie de Montesquieu et une des ces oeuvres : Notes sur l'Angleterre . Extrait : Les jeunes seigneurs anglais sont divisés en deux classes : les uns savent beaucoup……続きを見る

Volume 25 of Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations (AILR) contains eight new peer-reviewed papers highlighting key aspects of employment relations from a global perspective. Topics discussed in……続きを見る

The North East is one of Britain’s most disadvantaged regions. This area, where wealth was generated from coal, steel and engineering during the Industrial Revolution, has struggled to progress at t……続きを見る

This book tells the stories of ordinary people who resisted oppression and exploitation throughout United States history. Weber's short essays capture the little known moments of struggle when worke……続きを見る

Hollywood is often thought ofーand certainly by Hollywood itselfーas a progressive haven. However, in the decade after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the film industry grew deeply conservative……続きを見る

PILLA VIJAY (PILLA VIJAYA KUMARASWAMY REDDY) IS A POET, STORY WRITER AND CRITIC IN TELUGU LITERATURE. HE WROTE SEVERAL BOOKS IN TELUGU LANGUAGE.HE PUBLISHED MAY DAY BOOK IN TELUGU LANGUAGE. HE IS NO……続きを見る

‘THE BOOK EVERY VOTER MUST READ’ Mail on Sunday ‘Meticulous and highly readable … Funny and devastating’ Daily Telegraph ‘The most compelling in-depth study so far’ Guardian A gripping expose of the……続きを見る

Unsere Wirtschaftsordnung, aber auch unsere politische Landschaft sind völlig aus dem Lot geraten. Immer mehr Menschen haben das Gefühl, nur noch für den Staat zu schuften und fühlen sich benachteil……続きを見る

Il volume presenta i risultati di una ricerca su impiegati e quadri nelle grandi imprese del settore metalmeccanico – al centro FCA e Leonardo – condotta secondo una metodologia di ricerca partecipa……続きを見る

Governing Affects explores the neoliberal transformation of state governance in Europe towards affective forms of dominance exercised by customer-oriented neo-bureaucracies and public service provid……続きを見る

Why would highly skilled, well-trained pilots make errors that lead to accidents when they had safely completed many thousands of previous flights? The majority of all aviation accidents are attribu……続きを見る

Critically examining economic developments within the last sixty years, this book argues that a crisis in global social reproduction is altering existing understandings of work, labour and the econo……続きを見る

This book focuses on public policy issues in Caribbean, evaluating current policy and suggests realistic improvements and alternatives. It also focuses on following themes: economic policy, the regi……続きを見る

Homeworkers in Global Perspective documents the lives of homeworkers, exploring state policies towards them, and describing the innovative ways in which homeworkers organize. Moving away from well-k……続きを見る

In post-Soviet Russia’s transition to new political and economic systems, few issues are as important as labor. Although the “worker’s paradise” may have been largely imaginary, the loss of job secu……続きを見る