03724nam 22008172 450 991082733290332120151005020622.01-139-06861-X1-139-06413-41-107-22203-61-139-07093-20-511-97722-01-139-07665-51-283-11288-41-139-08120-997866131128801-139-08347-31-139-07893-32027/heb31445(CKB)2670000000092273(EBL)692000(OCoLC)726734817(SSID)ssj0000524386(PQKBManifestationID)11327021(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524386(PQKBWorkID)10546757(PQKB)10615447(UkCbUP)CR9780511977220(Au-PeEL)EBL692000(CaPaEBR)ebr10470757(CaONFJC)MIL311288(MiAaPQ)EBC692000(dli)HEB31445(MiU)MIU01000000000000012932159(EXLCZ)99267000000009227320101013d2011|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNature and empire in Ottoman Egypt an environmental history /Alan Mikhail[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2011.1 online resource (xxv, 347 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Studies in environment and historyTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).1-107-64018-0 1-107-00876-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- empire by nature -- Watering the earth -- The food chain -- The framework of empire -- In working order -- From nature to disease -- Another Nile -- Conclusion -- the imagination and reality of public works.In one of the first ever environmental histories of the Ottoman Empire, Alan Mikhail examines relations between the empire and its most lucrative province of Egypt. Based on both the local records of various towns and villages in rural Egypt and the imperial orders of the Ottoman state, this book charts how changes in the control of natural resources fundamentally altered the nature of Ottoman imperial sovereignty in Egypt and throughout the empire. In revealing how Egyptian peasants were able to use their knowledge and experience of local environments to force the hand of the imperial state, Nature and Empire in Ottoman Egypt tells a story of the connections of empire stretching from canals in the Egyptian countryside to the palace in Istanbul, from the forests of Anatolia to the shores of the Red Sea, and from a plague flea's bite to the fortunes of one of the most powerful states of the early modern world.Studies in environment and history.Nature & Empire in Ottoman EgyptHuman ecologyEgyptHuman beingsEffect of environment onEgyptIrrigationSocial aspectsEgyptTechnology and civilizationEgyptHistory1517-1882Human ecologyHuman beingsEffect of environment onIrrigationSocial aspectsTechnology and civilization.304.20962HIS026000bisacshMikhail Alan1979-479792UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910827332903321Nature and empire in Ottoman Egypt1886153UNINA00811nam a2200229 i 450099100434643640753620241009152459.0241009s19351936it af er 001 0 ita dBibl. Interfacoltà T. PellegrinoitaSocioculturale Scsita914.520423Visconti, Alessandro566208Paesaggi Lombardi :dal Baradello allo Spluga /itinerari sentimentali di alex Visconti ; impressioni pittoriche di Giannino GrossiMilano :Tip. Bertarelli,1935-193680 p., [40] carte di tav. :ill. ;27 cmPaesaggi lombardiLombardiaViaggiGrossi, GianninoPaesaggi lombardi991004346436407536Paesaggi Lombardi4215800UNISALENTO05320nam 22009254a 450 991097184430332120200520144314.097866127537499781400817429140081742097814008231301400823137978128275374712827537469781400812905140081290910.1515/9781400823130(CKB)111056486499270(EBL)617311(OCoLC)705527076(SSID)ssj0000243173(PQKBManifestationID)11191188(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000243173(PQKBWorkID)10320790(PQKB)10564019(SSID)ssj0000442210(PQKBManifestationID)11313697(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000442210(PQKBWorkID)10445110(PQKB)11433002(OCoLC)51328383(MdBmJHUP)muse36063(DE-B1597)446221(OCoLC)1013960953(OCoLC)922692391(DE-B1597)9781400823130(Au-PeEL)EBL617311(CaPaEBR)ebr10031996(CaONFJC)MIL275374(MiAaPQ)EBC617311(Perlego)734058(FR-PaCSA)88833398(FRCYB88833398)88833398(EXLCZ)9911105648649927019990128d1999 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrSecuring prosperity the American labor market : how it has changed and what to do about it /Paul OstermanCore TextbookPrinceton, N.J. Princeton University Pressc19991 online resource (239 p.)A century foundation book."9780691086880 0691086885 9780691010113 0691010110 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Figures and Tables --Foreword /Leone, Richard C. --Preface --ONE. Introduction --TWO. The Changing Structure of the American Labor Market --THREE. Experiencing the New Economy --FOUR. Restructuring within Firms: The Shifting Employment Contract --FIVE. Preliminaries to Policy --SIX. Policies for a Mobile Workforce --SEVEN. Redressing the Balance of Power --EIGHT. Conclusion --Notes --IndexWe live in an age of economic paradox. The dynamism of America's economy is astounding--the country's industries are the most productive in the world and spin off new products and ideas at a bewildering pace. Yet Americans feel deeply uneasy about their economic future. The reason, Paul Osterman explains, is that our recent prosperity is built on the ruins of the once reassuring postwar labor market. Workers can no longer expect stable, full-time jobs and steadily rising incomes. Instead, they face stagnant wages, layoffs, rising inequality, and the increased likelihood of merely temporary work. In Securing Prosperity, Osterman explains in clear, accessible terms why these changes have occurred and lays out an innovative plan for new economic institutions that promises a more secure future. Osterman begins by sketching the rise and fall of the postwar labor market, showing that firms have been the driving force behind recent change. He draws on original surveys of nearly 1,000 corporations to demonstrate that firms have reorganized and downsized not just for the obvious reasons--technological advances and shifts in capital markets--but also to take advantage of new, team-oriented ways of working. We can't turn the clock back, Osterman writes, since that would strip firms of the ability to compete. But he also argues that we should not simply give ourselves up to the mercies of the market. Osterman argues that new policies must engage on two fronts: addressing both higher rates of mobility in the labor market and a major shift in the balance of power against employees. To deal with greater mobility, Osterman argues for portable benefits, a stronger Unemployment Insurance system, and new labor market intermediaries to help workers navigate the labor market. To redress the imbalance of power, Osterman assesses the possibilities of reforming corporate governance but concludes the best approach is to promote "countervailing power" through innovative unions and creative strategies for organizing employee voice in communities. Osterman gives life to these arguments with numerous examples of promising institutional experiments.Labor marketUnited StatesLabor unionsUnited StatesIndustrial relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesEconomic conditions1981-2001United StatesEconomic policy1981-1993United StatesEconomic policy1993-2001Labor marketLabor unionsIndustrial relations331.12/0973Osterman Paul127577MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971844303321Securing prosperity4341045UNINA