Labor and Social Change – serie
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Between Women
Domestics and Their Employers
Häftad, 1987
343 kr
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A study of the unique relationship between women employers and employees
Chaos on the Shop Floor
Av Tom Juravich
Häftad, 1988
343 kr
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A valuable ethnography of factory life in the industrial periphery
Communities in Economic Crisis
Av John Gaventa
Häftad, 1990
378 kr
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Hard times are no stranger to the people of Appalachia and the South. Earlier books have documented the low wages of the textile industry, boom-and-bust cycles of coal mining, and debt peonage of Southern agriculture that have established a heritage of poverty that endures. This book is a unique …
Work Without End
Abandoning Shorter Hours for the Right to Work
Häftad, 1990
315 kr
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Tracing the political, intellectual, and social dialogues that changed the American concept of progress in terms of labor
Solidarity and the Politics of Anti-Politics
Opposition and Reform in Poland Since 1968
Av David Ost
Häftad, 1991
385 kr
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An analysis of Solidarity from it origins in the Polish "new left" to the union's resurgence in 1988-89
Pedal to the Metal
The Work Life of Truckers
Häftad, 1994
469 kr
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From this experience, Lawrence J. Ouellet has the advantage of a rare perspective and a profound understanding of the two fundamental questions he asks in this book: Why do truck drivers work so hard even when it doesn't result in more money or other material gains? and How do truckers make sense …
Politics and the Class Divide
Working People and the Middle Class Left
Häftad, 1994
398 kr
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Examining the impact of class status on political participation
Black Corporate Executives
Häftad, 1996
412 kr
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A revealing study of the promising entry of Blacks into managerial ranks in corporations and the disappointing trend that tracked them into increasingly vulnerable jobs
Working in Service Society
Häftad, 1996
418 kr
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A comprehensive analysis of the experiences of workers in various service-sector occupations to explore how the shift to a service-based economy fundamentally transforms the nature of work and the challenges of workplace empowerment in contemporary Americ
Their Day in the Sun
Women of the Manhattan Project
Häftad, 2003
353 kr
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The public perception of the making of the atomic bomb is yet an image of the dramatic efforts of a few brilliant male scientists. However, the Manhattan Project was not just the work of a few and it was not just in Los Alamos. It was, in fact, a sprawling research and industrial enterprise that …
Reducing Workweeks
Av Fred Best
Inbunden, 1988
804 kr
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International competition and variable economic conditions have brought the threat of layoffs to the doorsteps of workers and managers in all sectors of our economy. One response to this problem is Unemployment Insurance-Supported Work Sharing. This new and promising program reduces the human and …
Communities in Economic Crisis
Av John Gaventa
Inbunden, 1990
636 kr
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Hard times are no stranger to the people of Appalachia and the South. Earlier books have documented the low wages of the textile industry, boom-and-bust cycles of coal mining, and debt peonage of Southern agriculture that have established a heritage of poverty that endures. This book is a unique …
Professions and the State
Expertise and Autonomy in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
Inbunden, 1991
836 kr
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Unlike autonomous professionals in Western industrialized democracies, professionals in a socialist, bureaucratic setting operate as employees of the state. The change in environment has important Implications not only for the practice of professions but also for the concept of professionalism …
Toxic Work
Women Workers at GTE Lenkurt
Av Steve Fox
Inbunden, 1991
804 kr
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In 1971, when General Telephone and Electric relocated its GTE Lenkurt plant to Albuquerque, New Mexico, the city fathers were elated. GTE Lenkurt became the largest manufacturing employer in the state. The modern exterior of the plant and the "clean" reputation of the industry, however, …
Toxic Work
Women Workers at GTE Lenkurt
Av Steve Fox
Häftad, 1992
329 kr
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In 1971, when General Telephone and Electric relocated its GTE Lenkurt plant to Albuquerque, New Mexico, the city fathers were elated. GTE Lenkurt became the largest manufacturing employer in the state. The modern exterior of the plant and the "clean" reputation of the industry, however, …
Psychodynamics Organization
Häftad, 1993
429 kr
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An exploration of psychological issues that arise in modern corporations
Technology Assessment
A Feminist Perspective
Inbunden, 1993
1029 kr
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How well does technology assessment (TA) relate to women's lives? If women are underrepresented in the long-term research and development process that leads to scientific advancements, how can TA understand technology aimed at women? It can't, claims the author of "Technology Assessment: A Feminist …
Technology Assessment
A Feminist Perspective
Häftad, 1993
385 kr
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How well does technology assessment (TA) relate to women's lives? If women are underrepresented in the long-term research and development process that leads to scientific advancements, how can TA understand technology aimed at women? It can't, claims the author of "Technology Assessment: A Feminist …
Newcomers in Workplace
Immigrants and the Restructing of the U.S. Economy
Häftad, 1994
398 kr
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Case studies capture the experiences, difficulties, and determination of immigrant workers
Organizing in Hard Times
Labor and Neighborhoods in Hartford
Inbunden, 1994
1029 kr
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In 1990, Hartford, Connecticut, ranked as the eight poorest city in the country by the census; the real estate market was severely depressed; downtown insurance companies were laying off and the retail department stores were closing; public services were strained; and demolition sites abandoned for …
Organizing in Hard Times
Labor and Neighborhoods in Hartford
Häftad, 1994
385 kr
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In 1990, Hartford, Connecticut, ranked as the eight poorest city in the country by the census; the real estate market was severely depressed; downtown insurance companies were laying off and the retail department stores were closing; public services were strained; and demolition sites abandoned for …
Union Inspiration Amer Politics
Inbunden, 1994
930 kr
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The New Deal made organized labor a primary Democratic party coalition partner in national politics. For the next twenty-five years, unions were a part of a virtuous circle of rising wages and benefits, economic growth, steady profits, and consensus on social reform. The AFL CIO was able to …
Business of Practicing Law
Häftad, 1996
367 kr
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A compelling portrait of the dilemmas and work lives of solo and small-firm attorneys
Black Corporate Executives
Inbunden, 1996
987 kr
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A revealing study of the promising entry of Blacks into managerial ranks in corporations and the disappointing trend that tracked them into increasingly vulnerable jobs
We Cant Eat Prestige
Av John Hoerr
Inbunden, 1997
1060 kr
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This story explodes the popular belief that women white-collar workers tend to reject unionization and accept a passive role in the workplace. On the contrary, the women workers of Harvard University created a powerful and unique union--one that emphasizes their own values and priorities as working …
One-Eyed Science
Occupational Health and Women Workers
Häftad, 1998
398 kr
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After decades of research by the author and her colleagues into what women do in positions such as bank teller, secretary, waitress, nurse, factory worker, and poultry processor, Karen Messing is astonished to find that for many policy-makers, researchers, and activists, the topic of women's …
Their Day in the Sun
Av Ruth Howes
Inbunden, 1999
637 kr
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The public perception of the making of the atomic bomb is yet an image of the dramatic efforts of a few brilliant male scientists. However, the Manhattan Project was not just the work of a few and it was not just in Los Alamos. It was, in fact, a sprawling research and industrial enterprise that …
We Cant Eat Prestige
The Women Who Organized Harvard
Av John Hoerr
Häftad, 2001
324 kr
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This story explodes the popular belief that women white-collar workers tend to reject unionization and accept a passive role in the workplace. On the contrary, the women workers of Harvard University created a powerful and unique union--one that emphasizes their own values and priorities as working …
Broken Promise
The Subversion of U.S. Labor Relations
Av James Gross
Häftad, 2003
412 kr
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The Wagner Act of 1935 (later the Wagner-Taft-Hartley Act of 1947) was intended to democratize vast numbers of American workplaces: the federal government was to encourage worker organization and the substitution of collective bargaining for employers' unilateral determination of vital work-place …
