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The shoemaker The shoemaker Ann Heinrichs "Explore the life of a colonial shoemaker and his importance to the community, as well as everyday life, responsibilities, and social practices during that time"--Provided by publisher. OL14853665W
Crucible of freedom Crucible of freedom Eric Leif Davin Working people created a new America in the 1930s and 1940s which was a fundamental departure from the feudalistic and hierarchical America which existed before. In the process, class politics re-def… OL15026823W
Handbook of U.S. labor statistics Handbook of U.S. labor statistics Eva E. Jacobs,Mary Meghan Ryan Includes 200 tables of authoritative data on workers, industries, wages, and prices. OL17733628W
Handbook of U.S. labor statistics Handbook of U.S. labor statistics Mary Meghan Ryan The Handbook of Labor Statistics is recognized as an authoritative resource on the U.S. labor force. It continues and enhances the Bureau of Labor Statistics's (BLS) discontinued publication, Labor S… OL17875375W
Major problems in the history of American workers Major problems in the history of American workers Nelson Lichtenstein,Eileen Boris xiv, 562 p. : 24 cm OL18308078W
The Lexicon of labor The Lexicon of labor R. Emmett Murray From Frederick Douglass to César Chavez, from the Haymarket Riots in 1886 to the Change to Win federation formed in 2005, this classic labor lexicon provides concise, sketches of over five hundred ke… OL1852456W
The Corrosion of Character The Corrosion of Character Richard Sennett In the brave new world of the "flexible" corporation, Richard Sennett observes, workers at all levels are regarded as wholly disposable, and they have responded in kind, ceasing to think in terms of … OL1870891W
The Taft-Hartley Act The Taft-Hartley Act Susan Dudley Gold Describes the passage of the 1947 law that helped define the rights of labor and management, and describes the conditions of the labor force before and after the act. OL19905563W
The death and life of American labor The death and life of American labor Stanley Aronowitz "Union membership in the United States has fallen below 11 percent, the lowest rate since before the New Deal. Longtime scholar of the American union movement Stanley Aronowitz argues that the labor … OL19990282W
Raw deal Raw deal Steven Hill "Every day, innovative entrepreneurs pioneer bold economic ideas that change the way we live and work. Companies like Google, Apple, Oracle, Facebook and Twitter aren't the only ones shaping our econ… OL20010594W
People get ready People get ready Robert Waterman McChesney,Nichols, John,Robert W. McChesney The consequences of the technological revolution are about to hit hard: unemployment will spike as new technologies replace labor in the manufacturing, service, and professional sectors of an economy… OL20022109W
Handbook of U.S. labor statistics 2017 Handbook of U.S. labor statistics 2017 Mary Meghan Ryan The Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics: Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data continues and enhances the Bureau of Labor Statistics's (BLS) discontinued publication, Labor S… OL20662914W
American Labor Struggles and Law Histories American Labor Struggles and Law Histories Kenneth M. Casebeer xix, 617 pages : 26 cm OL27040337W
Slavery in White and Black Slavery in White and Black Elizabeth Fox-Genovese Southern slaveholders proudly pronounced themselves orthodox Christians, who accepted responsibility for the welfare of the people who worked for them. They proclaimed that their slaves enjoyed a bet… OL2801659W
From the folks who brought you the weekend From the folks who brought you the weekend Arthur Ben Chitty,Priscilla Murolo,Priscilla Murolo,A.B. Chitty Hailed in a starred Publishers Weekly review as a work of impressive even-handedness and analytic acuity . . . that gracefully handles a broad range of subject matter, From the Folks Who Brought You … OL3347265W
Immigration, migration, and the Industrial Revolution Immigration, migration, and the Industrial Revolution Tracee Sioux Describes how inventions such as the cotton gin transformed America from an agricultural country to an industrial one, and led to both problems and opportunities. OL5968661W