The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Examines a critical period in American politics and labor history, beginning with the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939 through the wave of major industrial strikes that followed the war and accompanied the reconversion to a peacetime economy. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JHBL; JPFF; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592131976
- ISBN
- 9781592131976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 458. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074288
- ISBN
- 9780252074288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardcover. Editor(s): Venneti, Nancy R. Num Pages: 182 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF; KCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590337189
- ISBN
- 9781590337189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.81€ 51.68
€ 72.81
€ 51.68
Hardcover. Editor(s): Brewster, Nicholas J. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVF1; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 183 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1094.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613246924
- ISBN
- 9781613246924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 333.56€ 225.39
€ 333.56
€ 225.39
Paperback. How childbearing among enslaved women became commodified-and was exploited by slaveowners as well as slaves. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218732
- ISBN
- 9780812218732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.85
€ 32.99
€ 29.85
Paperback. A history of the American Federation of Labor, which played a key role in wartime production and was a major actor in the contentious relationship between the state, organized labor, and the working class in the 1940s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814748244
- ISBN
- 9780814748244
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Hardcover. This book provides evidence that Labour in Trinidad and Tobago played a vital role in undermining British colonialism and advocating for federation and self-government. Furthermore, there is emphasis on the pioneering efforts of the Labour movement in party politics, social justice, and working class solidarity. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137462329
- ISBN
- 9781137462329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardback. This book examines the explosive growth of the CIO in Canada during the Second World War, showing how cultural as well as economic forces were at work in the gritty work of union organizing. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774823425
- ISBN
- 9780774823425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.83
€ 100.83
Paperback. This book examines the explosive growth of the CIO in Canada during the Second World War, showing how cultural as well as economic forces were at work in the gritty work of union organizing. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780774823432
- ISBN
- 9780774823432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Labour in a Global World: Case Studies from the White Goods Industry i...
Nichols, Theo, Çam, Sürhan
Hardcover. Series: Future of Work. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1H; 1KLS; JFFS; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403939791
- ISBN
- 9781403939791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Hardback. This text examines the effect of labour markets on economic performance from an international perspective. It provides explanations of the differences in the performance of labour markets in Europe, Japan and the USA, and includes theoretical and empirical studies of various countries. Num Pages: 396 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCF; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333599051
- ISBN
- 9780333599051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.44
€ 195.44
Hardback. Explores the political and economic fortunes of organized labour in five small, open democracies between 1975 and 2000 - particularly the role of labour market institutions, organizational histories and trade union ideologies in shaping outcomes under conditions of economic liberalization. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KLSH; 1KLSU; 1MBF; 1MBN; 3JJP; JPHV; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333981962
- ISBN
- 9780333981962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. A look at the industrial practices in terms of wages, working conditions and industrial training in Great Sao Paulo between 1945 and 1960. These practices kept away the quality and innovation which could produce sustained growth in the long term, and so locked industry into inefficiency. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; KCF; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333949245
- ISBN
- 9780333949245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Paperback. What exactly does it mean to be North American? The Labyrinth of North American Identities is a long essay that attempts to learn more about North America as a unit and its individual countries by exploring the idea of a shared North American identity. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442605527
- ISBN
- 9781442605527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636627
- ISBN
- 9780691636627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.91
€ 212.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Morgan, Gilbert E.; Hill, Deavon. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620816158
- ISBN
- 9781620816158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.91€ 128.36
€ 187.91
€ 128.36
Paperback. As lacrosse continues to evolve, this collection will help us remember and understand its rich and complex history. Num Pages: 192 pages, 19, 11 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; WSJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886294
- ISBN
- 9780801886294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.18
€ 37.18
Ladies in the Laboratory? American and British Women in Science, 1800-...
Creese, Mary R.S.; Creese, Thomas M.
A systematic survey and comparison of the work of 19th-century American and British women in scientific research, this book covers the two countries in which women of the period were most active in scientific work and examines all the fields in which they were engaged. Num Pages: 452 pages, 23 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; JFSJ1; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 291 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1382.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810832879
- ISBN
- 9780810832879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 175.73
€ 175.73
Hardback. An entertaining and unpretentious chronicle of a life in American popular music, recounted with wit and honesty. Bennett evokes a bygone era when 'territory' and 'name' bands-each with its own 'girl singer'-crisscrossed the country. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; BGF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810837140
- ISBN
- 9780810837140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.64
€ 95.64
Hardback. This book reconceptualizes the political narrative of Guatemala's nineteenth century through a careful reconstruction of community-level conflict over land, labor, and local government in the western highland region. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752138
- ISBN
- 9780804752138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.94
€ 93.94
Hardcover. George Vanderbilt's "Gilded Age" Biltmore Estate, near Asheville, North Carolina, is the nation's largest private residence. However, it was once a terrible financial drain--banker David Rockefeller called it a "white elephant"--and no one gave its future a chance. Lady on the Hill is the remarkable account of how Vanderbilt's grandson, William A. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; AMKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471758181
- ISBN
- 9780471758181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.14
€ 35.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569762851
- ISBN
- 9781569762851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.36
€ 18.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. * 'This book is an unputdownable record of a truly astounding journey' Dervla Murphy, THE IRISH TIMES Series: Virago Classic Non-Fiction. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860682677
- ISBN
- 9780860682677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Num Pages: 504 pages, 320 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 220 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2334.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764311086
- ISBN
- 9780764311086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.59€ 50.56
€ 64.59
€ 50.56