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Paperback. Aims to bring to life the great dramas of modern France - the two cataclysmic wars - the Algerian disaster, and the student and worker revolt of 1968. This title presents the history of people and events that tells a multitude of stories, exploring the special worlds of the workplace, the role of women, and the politics of everyday life. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140130959
ISBN
9780140130959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.60

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 462 b/w & color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340314
ISBN
9780764340314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JHBL; JPA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526. The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century. 504 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JHBL; JPA; KCF. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight: 522.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press New York
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
25th Anniversary ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853459408
ISBN
9780853459408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Surveys the relationships of workers and trade unions to the state in Egypt, bringing to light the often overlooked effect of workers' collective actions in shaping public policy. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBL; JPQB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106931
ISBN
9780231106931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.19

Hardback. Surveys the relationships of workers and trade unions to the state in Egypt, bringing to light the often overlooked effect of workers' collective actions in shaping public policy. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBL; JPQB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106924
ISBN
9780231106924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.77
€ 90.75

Paperback. An historical study of the Soviet labour camp movement based on recently declassified archives. The book examines the operations of the camp system both from within - who staffed it and how it worked - and as an integral part of Soviet totalitarianism. Num Pages: 234 pages, photographs, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPHX; JPVH1; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780765604279
ISBN
9780765604279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.06

Hardback. Deals with shiftwork-work that is performed during other than normal daytime hours. This book examines changes in weekly hours worked by fixed capital over long periods of time, and the significance of those changes in the measurement of long-run productivity change. Num Pages: 399 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
399
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792399551
ISBN
9780792399551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 257.47

Paperback. In 1937, Mexican workers were among the strikers and supporters beaten, arrested, and murdered by Chicago policemen in the now infamous Republic Steel Mill Strike. This book paints a multifaceted portrait of the complexities and contours of the Mexican American struggle for equality from the 1930s to the postwar era. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KCF; KCZ; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134024
ISBN
9780691134024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

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
€ 29.90

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

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

€ 102.55

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
€ 34.36

Hardcover. For 30 years the Labour Party was wracked by conflict over membership of the European Community, swinging back and forth, pro and anti, when in and out of office. It was a conflict that helped keep the party in opposition for 18 years until it abandoned its socialist basis under New Labour. Series: Contemporary History in Context S. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JPFF; JPL; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 527.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333801604
ISBN
9780333801604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Paperback. Assesses Labour's periods of renewal and modernization. Beginning with an analysis of the Policy Review of 1987-92, this text then considers how the lessons of this period influenced the Commission on Social Justice instigated by John Smith, and Tony Blair's reform of Clause IV. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333652480
ISBN
9780333652480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.04

Hardback. Together, the essays collected here explore themes such as work, unions, politics and migration in the Nordic states from the early modern period to the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Hilson, Mary; Neunsinger, Silke; Vyff, Iben. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 366 pages, 11 illustrations, 1 map, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785334962
ISBN
9781785334962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.96

Hardcover. An anthology of writings by esteemed architectural critic Kenneth Frampton. Num Pages: 352 pages, 150 b&w illustrations, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 182 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1276.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714840802
ISBN
9780714840802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1MBF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810872882
ISBN
9780810872882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.89

Paperback. The real lives of women in Britain's country houses. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445619811
ISBN
9781445619811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.67

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

Hardback. Lawrence's frank portrayal of an extramarital affair and the explicit sexual explorations of the central characters caused this controversial book, now considered a masterpiece, to be banned as pornography until 1960. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; 3JJG; FC; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Unabridged, Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509843190
ISBN
9781509843190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

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