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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781452003321

Autore

Mello William J

Titolo

New York Longshoremen [[electronic resource] ] : Class and Power on the Docks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, 2010

ISBN

0-8130-4027-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

322/.2097471

Soggetti

Stevedores -- Labor unions -- New York (State) -- New York

Stevedores -- New York (State) -- New York

Working class -- New York (State) -- New York

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Cvr""; ""Table of Contents vii""; ""List of Illustrations ix""; ""Foreword xi""; ""Acknowledgments xiii""; ""Introduction 1""; ""1 History as Class Politics on the Docks 6""; ""2 Who Controls the Waterfront? 27""; ""3 Who Speaks for New York�s Dockworkers? 68""; ""4 Port Automation and Control of the Dock Labor Process 121""; ""5 “The Health and Safety of the Nation� 153""; ""Conclusion: Class and Power 197""; ""Notes 203""; ""Bibliography 227""; ""Index 233""