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Sociology
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€ 29.59
€ 32.99
€ 29.59
Paperback.
Work is, and always will be, a central institution of society. What makes a capitalist society unique is that it treats the human capacity to engage in labor as a basic commodity. This can be a source of dynamism, as when innovative firms raise wages to attract the best and brightest. Series: Polity Economy and Society Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653679
- ISBN
- 9780745653679
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Condition: New
€ 24.61
€ 24.61
Hardback. Work is, and always will be, a central institution of society. What makes a capitalist society unique is that it treats the human capacity to engage in labor as a basic commodity. This can be a source of dynamism, as when innovative firms raise wages to attract the best and brightest. Series: Economy and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653662
- ISBN
- 9780745653662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHBL; JPWQ; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630069
- ISBN
- 9780691630069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.51
€ 150.51
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595585189
- ISBN
- 9781595585189
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.30
€ 23.99
€ 21.30
Hardback. By presenting a research agenda the editors reveal the need for a labour revitalization process that takes into account national and regional sensibilities, regarding such an undertaking in the key labour markets of the world. Editor(s): Cornfield, Daniel B.; McCammon, Holly J. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762308828
- ISBN
- 9780762308828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.22
€ 219.22
Hardback. This book looks at labor in agriculture and food in a global era by studying salient characteristics of the conditions and use of labor in global agri-food. Written by experienced and also emerging scholars, the chapters present a wealth of empirical data and robust theorizations that allow readers to grasp the complexity of this topic. Editor(s): Marsden, Terry; Barbosa Cavalcanti, Josefa Salete; Bonanno, Alessandro. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: JFCV; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783507115
- ISBN
- 9781783507115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.04
€ 157.04
Paperback. Fewer than 12 percent of U.S. workers belong to unions, and union membership rates are falling in much of the world. Series: Social Movements. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: JHB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670607
- ISBN
- 9780745670607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.01
€ 26.01
Hardcover. Editor(s): Paas, Tiiu (Unirvesity of Tartu, Estonia); Eamets, Raul. Num Pages: 198 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 269 x 186 x 18. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600214165
- ISBN
- 9781600214165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.94€ 140.92
€ 205.94
€ 140.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Graves, Darrel. Num Pages: 91 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCFM; KJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 232 x 8. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634633918
- ISBN
- 9781634633918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.18€ 70.74
€ 101.18
€ 70.74
Hardback. Editor(s): Cobbs, Zachary. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634637886
- ISBN
- 9781634637886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.13€ 173.73
€ 232.13
€ 173.73
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive picture of the disparate field of labor demand. This book reviews both the static and dynamic theories of labor demand, and uses theory and evidence to establish a generalized framework for analyzing the impact of policies such as minimum wages, payroll taxes, job- security measures, unemployment insurance, and others. Num Pages: 464 pages, 41 line illustrations, 33 tables. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 270 x 32. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025872
- ISBN
- 9780691025872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.33€ 63.94
€ 83.33
€ 63.94
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€ 23.38
€ 26.99
€ 23.38
Paperback. Since late 2001 more than fifty percent of the babies born in California have been Latino. When these babies reach adulthood, they will, by sheer force of numbers, influence the course of the Golden State. This study suggests that the future of Latinos in California will be neither complete assimilation nor unyielding separatism. Num Pages: 280 pages, 35 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFSL4; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292536
- ISBN
- 9780520292536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.06
€ 36.99
€ 32.06
Hardcover. Chronicling the experience of young Andean families as their lives extend between the Ecuadorian highlands and New York City, this book takes an in-depth look at transnational labor migration and gender identities. It offers an account of the ways in which young men and women in these two locales navigate their lives. Num Pages: 312 pages, 26 illustrations, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KLSE; JFFN; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631194
- ISBN
- 9780815631194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.67
€ 71.67
Siegfried Kracauer was one of the foremost representatives of the Frankfurt School of critical theory. This book brings together Kracauer's essays on photography that he wrote between 1927 and 1933 as a journalist for the Frankfurter Zeitung, as well as an essay that appeared in the Magazine of Art after the eminent emigre's exile to America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 colour plates, 280 halftones. BIC Classification: AJ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1332.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Diaphanes AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037346716
- ISBN
- 9783037346716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.57€ 45.98
€ 53.57
€ 45.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JFSL; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486968
- ISBN
- 9780801486968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.94
€ 35.94
Paperback. Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry is an invaluable guide to fourteenth-century knighthood. Translator(s): Kennedy, Elspeth. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219098
- ISBN
- 9780812219098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. From bottle gardens, batman and the bachelor pad to garden gnomes and monogamy spray, this book uses a range of objects to explore the meanings and uses of kitsch. An accessible, comprehensive introduction for students and informed readers, it adds to debates on taste in cultural theory and sociology and provides a review of the literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719066160
- ISBN
- 9780719066160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.98
€ 33.99
€ 32.98