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The Americas

paperback. Heron's examination of the impact of new technology in Canada's Second Industrial Revolution challenges the popular notion that mass-production workers lost all skill, power, and pride in the work process. Series: Canadian Social History Series. Num Pages: 223 pages, 16 illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781442609846
ISBN
9781442609846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.03

Paperback. Through an examination of three subject areas - violence, alcohol, and the export-processing (maquiladora) industry - this book explores the daily relationships and routines of urban Hondurans. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255449
ISBN
9780520255449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.56

Paperback. Working Hard for the American Dream examines the various economic, social, and political developments that shaped labor history in the United States from World War I until the present day. The labor history presented here includes consideration of the importance of women workers, ethnic America, and post-World War II workers. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118541494
ISBN
9781118541494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

Hardcover. Working Hard for the American Dream examines the various economic, social, and political developments that shaped labor history in the United States from World War I until the present day. The labor history presented here includes consideration of the importance of women workers, ethnic America, and post-World War II workers. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118541401
ISBN
9781118541401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.39

Paperback. This volume takes a look inside the households of working-class Americans to consider how they are coping with large-scale structural changes in the economy, specifically how the downgrading of jobs has affected survival strategies, gender dynamics and political attitudes. Num Pages: 289 pages, 10 charts, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBL; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63. Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
289
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KST0009650
ISBN
9780520215757
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Examining the eager debate that followed women into the paid workforce in the early twentieth century, this volume uncovers the "working girl" heroines of western Canada's poetry, prose, and fiction. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814560
ISBN
9780774814560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.18

Hardback. Examining the eager debate that followed women into the paid workforce in the early twentieth century, this volume uncovers the "working girl" heroines of western Canada's poetry, prose, and fiction. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814553
ISBN
9780774814553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.31

Hardback. Editor(s): Milkman, Ruth; Bloom, Joshua; Narro, Victor. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448584
ISBN
9780801448584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.57

Hardback. Documents the efforts of the Prison Communication, Activism, Research, and Education collective (PCARE) to put democracy into practice by merging prison education and activism. Editor(s): Hartnett, Stephen John; Novek, Eleanor; Wood, Jennifer K. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037702
ISBN
9780252037702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.72

Hardcover. Editor(s): Patton, Randall L. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM; JFFJ; JFSL3; KNDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820348001
ISBN
9780820348001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.26

Paperback. Discusses how feminist theory can be practically used in women's lives. This title draws to the fore the metaphorical and concrete geographies that lie implicit and underdeveloped within much feminist theory, and suggests that a geographical imagination offers a means of reframing debates beyond polarized theoretical and political positions. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JFFK; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 11. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592132645
ISBN
9781592132645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.57

Hardcover. Editor(s): Alberro, Alexander. Series: Writing Art. Num Pages: 344 pages, 47 color illus., 18 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJ; ACXJ8; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 918.
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262034838
ISBN
9780262034838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. Series: Adolescent Lives S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 graphs, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016149
ISBN
9780674016149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.18

Paperback. Looks at the ways politicians and others concerned with the workforce systems have helped or hindered that process. This book examines the systems that are in place and the potential for systemic reform through case studies of Denver, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, St Louis, and Seattle. Editor(s): Giloth, Robert P. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592132294
ISBN
9781592132294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.24

paperback. Quaid delves into the definition and history of workfare, and then continues with a critical and comparative analysis of workfare programs in six jurisdictions: California, Wisconsin, New York, Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802081018
ISBN
9780802081018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.41

Paperback. This text reinterprets the roots of 20th-century American labour law and politics, claiming that Republicans developed the fundamental principles, not New Deal Democrats. It demonstrates the establishment of procedural rights of workers in Republican-formulated labour legislation of the 1920s. Num Pages: 336 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPQB; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227637
ISBN
9780807847374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 322 x 31. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1990th ed.
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252061448
ISBN
9780252061448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.22

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

€ 138.94

Paperback. Series: An Economic Policy Institute Book. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801472572
ISBN
9780801472572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.93

paperback. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583670477
ISBN
9781583670477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.55

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