The 2-vol. St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide provides in-depth analysis of more than 300 key events in labor history over the last 200 years, focusing on the relevance of these events to both the labor movement as a whole and to societal changes around the world. Each entry, written and signed by an expert in the field, is three to five pages in length and includes a description of the event, information about the key players involved and discusses the event in historical context. Events covered include: ...
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The 2-vol. St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide provides in-depth analysis of more than 300 key events in labor history over the last 200 years, focusing on the relevance of these events to both the labor movement as a whole and to societal changes around the world. Each entry, written and signed by an expert in the field, is three to five pages in length and includes a description of the event, information about the key players involved and discusses the event in historical context. Events covered include: Abolition of Slavery Anarchists Lead Argentine Labor Movement Chartist Movement Equal Pay Act Equal Rights Amendment Grape Pickers' Strike Great Steel Strike Japanese Labor Unions Dissolved March on Washington Movement Minimum Wage Movement North American Free Trade Agreement Occupational Safety and Health Act Syndicalist Movement PATCO Strike Triangle Shirtwaist Fire And many others Additional features include alphabetical and chronological tables of contents; 300 photographs, maps and illustrations; a glossary; a bibliography; and a subject index.
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Add this copy of St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide: to cart. $281.00, very good condition, Sold by Tiber Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cockeysville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by St. James Press / Thomson/Gale Group.
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Very good. 4to, hardcover. 2-volume set. Vg condition. Non-circulating ex-lib copy w/ small stamp on title pg & text-block edges, spine labels neatly removed, leaving outlines; shallow bend to first few pgs of Volume 1, few faint outer smudges from storage; contents both vols. bright & clean, bindings tight; covers glossy. 654 & 563 pp.
