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The book considers what makes an excellent face-to-face health and safety contact in the workplace, and why these contacts are a fundamental building block of any strong, caring, and empowering work……続きを見る

A groundbreaking account of how the welfare state began with early nineteenth-century child labor laws, and how middle-class and elite reformers made it happen The beginnings of the modern welfare s……続きを見る

Describes how new kinds of direct-action labor movements are emerging to reshape American labor activism in the twenty-first century. The American labor movement isn't dead. It's just moving from th……続きを見る

In Surrealist sabotage and the war on work, art historian Abigail Susik uncovers the expansive parameters of the international surrealist movement’s ongoing engagement with an aesthetics of sabotage……続きを見る

History at the intersection of healthcare, labor, and civil rights. The union of hospital workers usually referred to as the 1199 sits at the intersection of three of the most important topics in US……続きを見る

In this carefully researched and engaging book, Kenneth Scambray surveys the lives and contributions of Italian immigrants in thirteen western states. He covers a variety of topics, including the ro……続きを見る

Uganda's capital, Kampala, is undergoing dramatic urban transformations as its new technocratic government seeks to clean and green the city. Waste Worlds tracks the dynamics of development and disp……続きを見る

After 1979, Labour lost eight of the next eleven general elections. Working-class voters deserted, starting in 1970 when widespread abstention began, and the Conservatives won a majority of the work……続きを見る

About #Mediation. South Africa is one of the beautiful countries in the world. Its natural landscapes, resources and people - only the few are rotten, rotten to the core. It is a melting pot of all ……続きを見る

“Dalla Costa shows that with the New Deal, the state began to plan the ‘social factory’ーthat is, the home, the family, the school, and above all women’s labor, on which the productivity and pacific……続きを見る

A persuasive account of the philosophy and power of nonviolence organizing, and a resource for building and sustaining effective social movements. Despite the rich history of nonviolent philosophy, ……続きを見る

Why a care economy and care-centered politics can influence and reorient such issues as health, the environment, climate, race, inequality, gender, and immigration. This agenda-setting book presents……続きを見る

Shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2018 Thousands of Palestinians, including children, are building and working on illegal Israeli settlements. Their bitter toil entails a daily rejection of ……続きを見る

Yours for the Union stands as a landmark history of the making of the black working class in South Africa. Drawing on a wide range of sources, it covers the crucial period of 1930–47, when South Afr……続きを見る

This seminal work tells the story of Ghana's gold miners, one of the oldest and most militant groups of workers in Africa. It is a story of struggle against exploitative mining companies, repressive……続きを見る

Paid work is absolutely central to the culture and politics of capitalist societies, yet today's work-centred world is becoming increasingly hostile to the human need for autonomy, spontaneity and c……続きを見る

The market places and street corners of Dar es Salaam are home to a thriving informal economy of street vendors selling secondhand clothing and other goods. These street vendors often live a precari……続きを見る

The start of the twenty-first century has been marked by global demands for economic justice. From the pink tide and Arab spring to Occupy and anti-austerity, the last twenty years have witnessed th……続きを見る

Salarios de miseria, horas extra sin remunerar, pluriempleo y jornadas parciales, falta de tiempo para conciliación familiar u ocio, ansiedad –tantas veces devenida en depresión–, accidentes laboral……続きを見る

Fruto de casi siete años de investigaciones, este trabajo del historiador Pablo Vagliente se centra en un caso, Córdoba, y un período, 1850-1930, decisivos para entender el zigzagueante curso de la ……続きを見る

This collection brings together nearly three decades of research on the African American experience, class, and race relations in the Appalachian coal industry. It shows how, with deep roots in the ……続きを見る

A new history of globalization and empire at the crossroads of the Pacific. Located halfway between Hawai‘i and Australia, the islands of Samoa have long been a center of Oceanian cultural and econo……続きを見る

This book explores the representation of women and their interests in the world of work across four trade unions in France and the UK. Drawing on case studies of the careers of 100 activists and a l……続きを見る

In Ohne Macht und Mandat diskutiert Wilhelm Haller (1935-2004) Gerechtigkeit in unserem Wirtschaftssystem und in unserer Gesellschaft. Dabei bringt er ganz originelle Lösungsansätze ins Spiel, die s……続きを見る

Desde o fim do século XX, o sistema capitalista tem reiterado incessantemente o discurso sobre a necessidade de "adaptações" e "mudanças" nas relações de trabalho. Em "É tudo novo", de novo, o profe……続きを見る

Inventions flourished during the US industrial revolution. In this book, you will learn about some of the inventions that helped transform America during the era of the machines. Read about how the ……続きを見る

The period of Industrial Revolution is a major defining moment in the history of the Western world. Analyze how the big business of heavy industry transformed the American society. Be equipped with ……続きを見る

The use of machines was the number one change that happened during the US industrial revolution. But how did factory workers react to such change? What were the efforts exerted to improve lives in t……続きを見る

Labor's End traces the discourse around automation from its origins in the factory to its wide-ranging implications in political and social life. As Jason Resnikoff shows, the term automation expres……続きを見る

Anyone who has encountered costumed workers at a living history museum may well have wondered what their jobs are like, churning butter or firing muskets while dressed in period clothing. In The Wag……続きを見る