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The filth of progress : immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West / / Ryan Dearinger
| The filth of progress : immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West / / Ryan Dearinger |
| Autore | Dearinger Ryan <1979-> |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.6/20978 |
| Soggetto topico |
Canal construction workers - United States - History
Railroad construction workers - United States - History Foreign workers - United States - History Canals - United States - History Railroads - United States - History |
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19th century american history
19th century american immigrants american empire american history american west canals capitalism central pacific railroad chinese construction workers continental empire cultural studies erie canal history immigrants immigration irish labor studies labor mormons narrative of progress national infrastructure rail travel railroads suffering survival technology union pacific railroad united states of america westward expansion workers rights workers |
| ISBN | 0-520-96037-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | "Bind the Republic together" : canals, railroads, and the paradox of American progress -- Immigrant labor and the American imagination : Irish ditchdiggers, the triumph of progress, and the contest of canal communities in the Hoosier State -- "Abuse of the labour and lives of men" : Irish construction workers and the violence of progress on the Illinois transportation frontier -- "Hell (and Heaven) on wheels" : Mormons, immigrants, and the reconstruction of American progress and masculinity on the transcontinental railroad -- "The greatest monument of human labor" : Chinese immigrants, the landscape of progress, and the work of building and celebrating the transcontinental railroad -- End-of-track : reflections on the history of immigrant labor and American progress. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797577403321 |
Dearinger Ryan <1979->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2016] | ||
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The filth of progress : immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West / / Ryan Dearinger
| The filth of progress : immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West / / Ryan Dearinger |
| Autore | Dearinger Ryan <1979-> |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.6/20978 |
| Soggetto topico |
Canal construction workers - United States - History
Railroad construction workers - United States - History Foreign workers - United States - History Canals - United States - History Railroads - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
19th century american history
19th century american immigrants american empire american history american west canals capitalism central pacific railroad chinese construction workers continental empire cultural studies erie canal history immigrants immigration irish labor studies labor mormons narrative of progress national infrastructure rail travel railroads suffering survival technology union pacific railroad united states of america westward expansion workers rights workers |
| ISBN | 0-520-96037-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | "Bind the Republic together" : canals, railroads, and the paradox of American progress -- Immigrant labor and the American imagination : Irish ditchdiggers, the triumph of progress, and the contest of canal communities in the Hoosier State -- "Abuse of the labour and lives of men" : Irish construction workers and the violence of progress on the Illinois transportation frontier -- "Hell (and Heaven) on wheels" : Mormons, immigrants, and the reconstruction of American progress and masculinity on the transcontinental railroad -- "The greatest monument of human labor" : Chinese immigrants, the landscape of progress, and the work of building and celebrating the transcontinental railroad -- End-of-track : reflections on the history of immigrant labor and American progress. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810482903321 |
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Dearinger Ryan <1979->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2016] | ||
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How the other half works [[electronic resource] ] : immigration and the social organization of labor / / Roger Waldinger and Michael I. Lichter
| How the other half works [[electronic resource] ] : immigration and the social organization of labor / / Roger Waldinger and Michael I. Lichter |
| Autore | Waldinger Roger David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.6/2/097949409049 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LichterMichael Ira <1960-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Foreign workers - California - Los Angeles County
Employer attitude surveys - California - Los Angeles County Immigrants - Social networks - California - Los Angeles County Unskilled labor - California - Los Angeles County |
| Soggetto non controllato |
career
civic class issues contemporary america historians historical history immigrant experience immigrants immigration labor and culture labor issues labor organizations labor studies los angeles migrant workers modern economy modern history nonfiction political science political race and class social issues social studies sociology students and teachers survey textbooks unskilled immigrants unskilled workers workforce |
| ISBN |
1-282-35954-1
1-59734-664-0 0-520-93617-5 9786612359545 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What Employers Want -- 3. Doing the Job -- 4. The Language of Work -- 5. Network, Bureaucracy, and Exclusion -- 6. Social Capital and Social Closure -- 7. Bringing the Boss Back In -- 8. Whom Employers Want -- 9. "Us" and "Them" -- 10. Diversity and Its Discontents -- 11. Black/Immigrant Competition -- 12. Conclusion -- Appendix: The Local Context -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783080203321 |
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Waldinger Roger David
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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Jornalero : being a day laborer in the USA / / Juan Thomas Ordóñez
| Jornalero : being a day laborer in the USA / / Juan Thomas Ordóñez |
| Autore | Ordóñez Juan Thomas <1976-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 pages) |
| Disciplina | 331 |
| Collana | California series in public anthropology |
| Soggetto topico |
Day laborers - California - Berkeley
Foreign workers, Latin American - California - Berkeley Undocumented immigrants - Employment - California - Berkeley |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american economy
american immigrants american labor american society anthropology business california series in public anthropology constant competition dangerous work day laborer economic crisis industrial relations informal day labor sites informal economy informal labor labor studies latin american men loneliness poor poverty precarious san francisco bay area social roles stress underpaid work undocumented immigrants undocumented labor united states unskilled manual labor urban |
| ISBN | 0-520-27786-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | La parada de Berkeley -- Friendship and the inner workings of day labor -- Abuse and the absurd bureaucracy of small things -- The "other" among others -- Bittersweet nostalgia, sexuality, and the body at risk -- Belonging -- Terror and the May migra panic. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788300403321 |
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Ordóñez Juan Thomas <1976->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2015] | ||
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Jornalero : being a day laborer in the USA / / Juan Thomas Ordóñez
| Jornalero : being a day laborer in the USA / / Juan Thomas Ordóñez |
| Autore | Ordóñez Juan Thomas <1976-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 pages) |
| Disciplina | 331 |
| Collana | California series in public anthropology |
| Soggetto topico |
Day laborers - California - Berkeley
Foreign workers, Latin American - California - Berkeley Undocumented immigrants - Employment - California - Berkeley |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american economy
american immigrants american labor american society anthropology business california series in public anthropology constant competition dangerous work day laborer economic crisis industrial relations informal day labor sites informal economy informal labor labor studies latin american men loneliness poor poverty precarious san francisco bay area social roles stress underpaid work undocumented immigrants undocumented labor united states unskilled manual labor urban |
| ISBN | 0-520-27786-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | La parada de Berkeley -- Friendship and the inner workings of day labor -- Abuse and the absurd bureaucracy of small things -- The "other" among others -- Bittersweet nostalgia, sexuality, and the body at risk -- Belonging -- Terror and the May migra panic. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809587803321 |
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Ordóñez Juan Thomas <1976->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2015] | ||
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The labor of luck [[electronic resource] ] : casino capitalism in the United States and South Africa / / Jeffrey J. Sallaz
| The labor of luck [[electronic resource] ] : casino capitalism in the United States and South Africa / / Jeffrey J. Sallaz |
| Autore | Sallaz Jeffrey J. <1974-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.4/77950968 |
| Soggetto topico |
Casinos - United States
Casinos - South Africa |
| Soggetto non controllato |
africa
american casinos business and industry business capitalism casino capitalism casino dealers casino industry casino management comparative ethnography consumerism economic history ethnography global casino gold city casino labor studies las vegas neoliberalism north america pit bosses political history postcolonialism power and wealth regulated labor regulations silver state casino sociology south africa south african casinos united states of america vegas experience work and labor |
| ISBN |
1-282-35988-6
9786612359880 0-520-94465-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Preface -- Introduction: Dealing With Globalization -- 1. Nevada: Learning To Deal -- 2. Silver State Casino: Entrepreneurs At Work -- 3. South Africa: Gambling With Empowerment -- 4. Gold City Casino: Effacing Labor -- 5. The Politics Of Producing Service -- 6. Cut From The Same Cloth: Convergent Historical Origins -- 7. The Birth Of Regulation: States, Stigmata, And Symbolic Capital -- 8. Of Dice And Men: Divergent Modes Of Management -- Conclusion: Casino Capitalism And Politico-Performativity -- Methodological Appendix: Comparative Ethnography And Reflexive Science -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780435803321 |
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Sallaz Jeffrey J. <1974->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
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The last great strike : Little Steel, the CIO, and the struggle for labor rights in New Deal America / / Ahmed White
| The last great strike : Little Steel, the CIO, and the struggle for labor rights in New Deal America / / Ahmed White |
| Autore | White Ahmed <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (411 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.892/8691097309043 |
| Soggetto topico |
Little Steel Strike, U.S., 1937
Iron and steel workers - Labor unions - United States - History - 20th century New Deal, 1933-1939 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1930s labor disputes
20th century america 20th century labor movement american history american steel capitalism deadly labor disputes depression era labor industrial labor movements industrial labor labor history labor organization labor rights labor riots labor strikes of the 1930s labor studies last great strike last major strike in america little steel strike little steel new deal reforms social history steel industry union history union rights united steel workers us labor movement |
| ISBN | 0-520-96101-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction: LABOR, LITTLE STEEL , AND THE NEW DEAL -- 1. Like a Penitentiary: STEEL AND THE ORIGINS OF THE OPEN SHOP -- 2. They Should Honor Us: WORK AND CONFLICT IN THE OPEN SHOP ERA -- 3. Sure, We Have Guns: THE OPEN SHOP IN THE DEPRESSION ERA -- 4. I Never Gave That Guy Nothin': THE NEW DEAL AND THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF LABOR RELATIONS -- 5. To Banish Fear: THE CAMPAIGN TO ORGANIZE STEEL -- 6. The Spirit of Unrest: FROM STALEMATE TO WALKOUT -- 7. In the Name of the People: THE INCIDENT ON MEMORIAL DAY -- 8. What Had to Be Done: THE STRUGGLE AT THE MILL GATES -- 9. A Change of Heart: CORPORATE POWER AND NEW DEAL STRIKEBREAKING -- 10. Let's Bust Them Up: LAST STRUGGLES AND DEFEAT -- 11. A Steel Strike Is Not a Picnic. THE ANATOMY OF FAILURE -- 12. Kind of a Victory: NEW DEAL LABOR LAW ON TRIAL -- 13. Unreconciled: WAR, VICTORY, AND THE LEGACIES OF DEFEAT -- Conclusion: THESE THINGS THAT MEAN SO MUCH TO US -- Appendix -- ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797784603321 |
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White Ahmed <1970->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 | ||
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The last great strike : Little Steel, the CIO, and the struggle for labor rights in New Deal America / / Ahmed White
| The last great strike : Little Steel, the CIO, and the struggle for labor rights in New Deal America / / Ahmed White |
| Autore | White Ahmed <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (411 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.892/8691097309043 |
| Soggetto topico |
Little Steel Strike, U.S., 1937
Iron and steel workers - Labor unions - United States - History - 20th century New Deal, 1933-1939 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1930s labor disputes
20th century america 20th century labor movement american history american steel capitalism deadly labor disputes depression era labor industrial labor movements industrial labor labor history labor organization labor rights labor riots labor strikes of the 1930s labor studies last great strike last major strike in america little steel strike little steel new deal reforms social history steel industry union history union rights united steel workers us labor movement |
| ISBN | 0-520-96101-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction: LABOR, LITTLE STEEL , AND THE NEW DEAL -- 1. Like a Penitentiary: STEEL AND THE ORIGINS OF THE OPEN SHOP -- 2. They Should Honor Us: WORK AND CONFLICT IN THE OPEN SHOP ERA -- 3. Sure, We Have Guns: THE OPEN SHOP IN THE DEPRESSION ERA -- 4. I Never Gave That Guy Nothin': THE NEW DEAL AND THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF LABOR RELATIONS -- 5. To Banish Fear: THE CAMPAIGN TO ORGANIZE STEEL -- 6. The Spirit of Unrest: FROM STALEMATE TO WALKOUT -- 7. In the Name of the People: THE INCIDENT ON MEMORIAL DAY -- 8. What Had to Be Done: THE STRUGGLE AT THE MILL GATES -- 9. A Change of Heart: CORPORATE POWER AND NEW DEAL STRIKEBREAKING -- 10. Let's Bust Them Up: LAST STRUGGLES AND DEFEAT -- 11. A Steel Strike Is Not a Picnic. THE ANATOMY OF FAILURE -- 12. Kind of a Victory: NEW DEAL LABOR LAW ON TRIAL -- 13. Unreconciled: WAR, VICTORY, AND THE LEGACIES OF DEFEAT -- Conclusion: THESE THINGS THAT MEAN SO MUCH TO US -- Appendix -- ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818109503321 |
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White Ahmed <1970->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 | ||
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On the line : slaughterhouse lives and the making of the new South / / Vanesa Ribas
| On the line : slaughterhouse lives and the making of the new South / / Vanesa Ribas |
| Autore | Ribas Vanesa <1979-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.6/209756 |
| Soggetto topico |
Foreign workers - North Carolina - Social conditions
Slaughtering and slaughter-houses - North Carolina - Employees - Social conditions African Americans - North Carolina - Social conditions Hispanic Americans - North Carolina - Social conditions Minorities - Employment - North Carolina Racism in the workplace - North Carolina |
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african american
american worker contemporary american slaughterhouse corporate america deportation threats ethnographic research exploitation factory work factory family separation hard labor immigrant workers insider outsider status labor protection labor studies labor latina workers latino workers medical attention migrant workers minority workforce native born americans new south racial tensions slaughterhouse struggles united states of america white dominance workers rights workers |
| ISBN | 0-520-95882-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction. Lives on the Line: Carving Out a New South -- 2. All Roads Lead From Olancho to Swine's: The Making of a Latino/A Working Class in the American South -- 3. The Meanings of Moyo: The Transnational Roots of Shop-Floor Racial Talk -- 4. "Painted Black": Oppressive Exploitation and Racialized Resentment -- 5. The Value of Being Negro, the Cost of Being Hispano: Disposability and the Challenges for Cross-Racial Solidarity in the Workplace -- 6. Black, White, and Latino/A Bosses: How the Composition of the Authority Structure Mediates Perceptions of Privilege and the Experience of Subordination -- 7. Exclusion or Ambivalence?: Explaining African Americans' Boundary-Work -- 8. Conclusion. Prismatic Engagement: Latino/a and African American Workers' Encounters in a Southern Meatpacking Plant -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797753003321 |
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Ribas Vanesa <1979->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 | ||
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On the line : slaughterhouse lives and the making of the new South / / Vanesa Ribas
| On the line : slaughterhouse lives and the making of the new South / / Vanesa Ribas |
| Autore | Ribas Vanesa <1979-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.6/209756 |
| Soggetto topico |
Foreign workers - North Carolina - Social conditions
Slaughtering and slaughter-houses - North Carolina - Employees - Social conditions African Americans - North Carolina - Social conditions Hispanic Americans - North Carolina - Social conditions Minorities - Employment - North Carolina Racism in the workplace - North Carolina |
| Soggetto non controllato |
african american
american worker contemporary american slaughterhouse corporate america deportation threats ethnographic research exploitation factory work factory family separation hard labor immigrant workers insider outsider status labor protection labor studies labor latina workers latino workers medical attention migrant workers minority workforce native born americans new south racial tensions slaughterhouse struggles united states of america white dominance workers rights workers |
| ISBN | 0-520-95882-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction. Lives on the Line: Carving Out a New South -- 2. All Roads Lead From Olancho to Swine's: The Making of a Latino/A Working Class in the American South -- 3. The Meanings of Moyo: The Transnational Roots of Shop-Floor Racial Talk -- 4. "Painted Black": Oppressive Exploitation and Racialized Resentment -- 5. The Value of Being Negro, the Cost of Being Hispano: Disposability and the Challenges for Cross-Racial Solidarity in the Workplace -- 6. Black, White, and Latino/A Bosses: How the Composition of the Authority Structure Mediates Perceptions of Privilege and the Experience of Subordination -- 7. Exclusion or Ambivalence?: Explaining African Americans' Boundary-Work -- 8. Conclusion. Prismatic Engagement: Latino/a and African American Workers' Encounters in a Southern Meatpacking Plant -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808604703321 |
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Ribas Vanesa <1979->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 | ||
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