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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454134103321

Autore

Alexander Robert J (Robert Jackson), <1918-2010.>

Titolo

A history of organized labor in Panama and Central America [[electronic resource] /] / Robert J. Alexander ; with the collaboration of Eldon M. Parker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Praeger Publishers, 2008

ISBN

1-282-42713-X

9786612427138

0-313-35903-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ParkerEldon M

Disciplina

331.8809728

Soggetti

Labor unions - Central America - History - 20th century

Labor unions - Panama - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-290) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Organized Labor in Panama; 2 Costa Rican Organized Labor Part I; 3 Costa Rican Organized Labor Part II; 4 Organized Labor in Nicaragua; 5 Organized Labor in Honduras before 1957; 6 Organized Labor in Honduras after 1957; 7 Organized Labor in El Salvador until the 1967 General Strike; 8 Salvadoran Organized Labor after the 1967 General Strike; 9 Guatemalan Organized Labor before June 1954; 10 Guatemalan Organized Labor after June 1954; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The impact of an organized labor movement in Central America and Panama is explored through a historical lens, illustrating how economically exploited countries campaigned for personal financial interests.