Laboring for freedom : a new look at the history of labor in America / / Daniel Jacoby
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| Autore: |
Jacoby Daniel <1951-, >
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| Titolo: |
Laboring for freedom : a new look at the history of labor in America / / Daniel Jacoby
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015, c1998 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (222 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 331.0973 |
| 331/.0973 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Labor - United States - History |
| Labor movement - United States - History | |
| Labor policy - United States - History | |
| Labor laws and legislation - United States - History | |
| Note generali: | First published 1998 by M.E. Sharpe. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Part I: Independence or Contract; 1. Republican Soil; 2. Contracting Liberties; Part II: Illusory Freedoms; 3. The Properties of Labor; 4. A Skillful Control: Managing the Labor Process; 5. Incorporating Paternalism; 6. Free Education; Part III: New Deals and Old Ideals; 7. Union Compromise; 8. ""Rights"" of Passage; 9. Playing the Global Piano; Epilogue: Memories and Challenges; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This text examines the concept of freedom in the context of American labour history. Nine essays develop themes in this history which show that liberty of contract and inalienable rights form two contradictory traditions concerning freedom. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Laboring for freedom |
| ISBN: | 1-317-46654-3 |
| 0-7656-0252-0 | |
| 1-315-70300-9 | |
| 0-585-19030-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910964418703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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