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Labour economics

Paperback. Presents a cross-national, comparative study to examine a Mexican-origin community's experience with international migration and transnationalism. This book elaborates how various forms of colonialism, institutional biases, and emergent forms of domination have shaped Xaripu labor migration across the Mexican/U.S. border. Series: Latino Perspectives. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFFN; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022129
ISBN
9780268022129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.12

Paperback. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; JP; KCF; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 310 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081422
ISBN
9780252081422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Explores how the sugar beet industry transformed the rural Midwest by introducing large factories, contract farming, and foreign migrant labour. Identifying rural areas as centres for modern American industrialism, this study contributes to a re-orientation of labour history from urban factory workers to rural migrant workers. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBTB; HBTK; KCF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076671
ISBN
9780252076671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Hardback. Seeking to historicize today's "Great Recession," this volume includes essays that uses examples from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia to situate the current economic crisis and its impact on workers in the context of previous abrupt shifts in the modern-day capitalist marketplace. Editor(s): Fink, Leon; McCartin, Joseph A.; Sangster, Joan. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 charts, 3 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038174
ISBN
9780252038174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.47

Paperback. Tackles the relationship between the privatization of risk, and focuses on - health care and health insurance; employment insecurity and labor markets; pensions, assets, and social security; the pharmaceuticals industry; and natural disasters and homeland security. Editor(s): Newman, Katherine S. Series: Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk). Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146050
ISBN
9780231146050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.55

Hardcover. The baby boom generation's entry into old age has led to an unprecedented increase in the elderly population. The social and economic effects of this shift are significant. This title takes a eclectic view of the subject. It offers in-depth analysis of the effects of retirement plans, employer contributions, and housing prices on retirement. Editor(s): Wise, David A. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 504 pages, 106 line drawings, 126 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; KCF; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226903064
ISBN
9780226903064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.57
€ 111.45

Hardback. Demographic studies help make sense of key aspects of the economy, offering insight into trends in fertility, mortality, immigration, and labor force participation, as well as age, gender, and race-specific trends in health and disability. This book explores the connections between demography and economics. Editor(s): Shoven, John B. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 512 pages, 140 line drawings, 61 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBD; KCF; KCHS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226754727
ISBN
9780226754727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.67
€ 107.01

Paperback. Ultimately, Shershow joins other contemporary thinkers in envisioning a community of unworking, grounded neither in ideals of production and progress, nor in an ethic of liberal generosity, but simply in our fundamental being-in-common. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226752570
ISBN
9780226752570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. This text explores the role that litigation has played in the struggle for equal pay between women and men. It explains how wage discrimination battles have raised public legal consciousness and helped reform activists mobilize working women in the pay equity movement since the 1970s. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 372 pages, 5 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JPVH; KCF; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226555720
ISBN
9780226555720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 37.99

Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, xxiv, 224 p., 8 halftones, 15 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBD; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226521985
ISBN
9780226521985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Focuses on such areas as: the fraction of firms that participate in shared capitalism programs in the United States and abroad, the factors that enable these firms to overcome classic free rider and risk problems, the effect of shared capitalism on firm performance, and the impact of shared capitalism on worker well-being. Editor(s): Kruse, Douglas L.; Freeman, Richard B.; Blasi, Joseph R. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 432 pages, 22 line drawings, 94 tables. BIC Classification: KCF; KFFM; KJVW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226456676
ISBN
9780226456676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. An interdisciplinary analysis that draws from interviews, official documents, and media reports to pursue different directions in the study of the cultural and cognitive aspects of political activism. This work aims to instigate a dialogue among students of culture, labor and social movements, welfare policy, and urban political economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 halftones, 23 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JHBL; JKS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226453668
ISBN
9780226453668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226302614
ISBN
9780226302614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, xviii, 242 p. BIC Classification: JNA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226262253
ISBN
9780226262253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Provides an assessment of how effectively labor market institutions are responding to the decline of private sector unions. This book also provides case studies of labor market institutions and various directions for existing institutions. It presents the story of workers and institutions searching for ways to represent labor. Editor(s): Freeman, Richard B.; Hersch, Joni; Mishel, Lawrence. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 296 pages, 36 tables, 12 figures. BIC Classification: KCF; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226261584
ISBN
9780226261584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPFM; JPQB; KCF; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Paperback Edition 1982
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226080383
ISBN
9780226080383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.15

Hardcover. Today 4.7 million Americans have been unemployed for more than six months. In France more than ten percent of the working population is without work. And in Greece and Spain, that number approaches thirty percent. The author delves beneath these staggering numbers to explore the world of job searching and unemployment across class and nation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line drawing, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226073361
ISBN
9780226073361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.31
€ 78.49

Paperback. The fun and friendly guide to the world's most popular onlinelearning management system

Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment, also knownas Moodle, is an online learning management system that createsopportunities for rich interaction between educators and theiraudience. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470949429
ISBN
9780470949429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. Bruce A. Kimball attacks the widely held assumption that the idea of American "professionalism" arose from the proliferation of urban professional positions during the late nineteenth century. This first paperback edition of The "True Professional Ideal" in America argues that the professional ideal can be traced back to the colonial period. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; KCF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847681433
ISBN
9780847681433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.27

Paperback. This collection examines the problems faced by refugees and recent migrants in accessing employment as well as the policy frameworks that address the labour market rights of refugees and economic migrants. Editor(s): McKay, Sonia. Num Pages: 278 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 30 black & white tables, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KCF; KCL; RG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415807869
ISBN
9780415807869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.21
€ 50.26

Paperback. This workbook presents strategies based on real situations and includes example exercises throughout. It is based on the principle of developing a client-centred approach to job development and emphasizes the central importance of self-determination - ensuring that the individual makes their own choices to determine their future career. Num Pages: 224 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBL; JKS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843100522
ISBN
9781843100522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.41

Paperback. Beginning with the founding of profession in late 1920s and continuing into post-September 11 era, this title examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to conflation of gender-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Num Pages: 302 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414. Labor, Sexuality, and AIDs in the History of Male Flight Attendants. 302 pages, illustrations. Beginning with the founding of profession in late 1920s and continuing into post-September 11 era, this title examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to conflation of gender-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; KCFM. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274778
ISBN
9780520274778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Hardcover. Presents an interpretation of the nature, causes and consequences of sex inequality in the modern labour market. This book offers a comprehensive account of sex segregation; and draws on the methodological innovations to provide an original empirical analysis of sex segregation using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781861345998
ISBN
9781861345998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.44

Paperback. Working from the premise that there is little enthusiasm for massive state ownership, and no trust in the alternative of unbounded capitalism, the author argues for distributism - the belief that ownership should be widely distributed rather than in the hands of the state or wealthy minorities. Series: Radical Writing S. Num Pages: 32 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFK; KCF; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Previous owners name to FFEP, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Comerford & Miller
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012712
ISBN
9781871204179
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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