WORKING FOR THE RAILROAD : the organisation of work in the nineteenth Century
by Walter Licht
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0691047006
- ISBN 13
- 9780691047003
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About This Item
Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press, 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 vo,. cloth, xx, 328 s. : illustrations, a very good copy CONTENTS: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List Of Tables -- List of Illustrations -- Preface - 1. The View from the Top -- 2. The Supply of Labor -- 3. Working to Rule -- 4. The Rewards of Labor -- 5. The Perils of Labor -- 6. The Railwaymen: A Social Profile -- 7. The Legacy of the Early Years: Conclusions -- Appendixes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Walter Licht chronicles the working and personal lives of the first two generations of American railwaymen, the first workers in America to enter large-scale, bureaucratically managed, corporately owned work organizations. Originally published in 1987..
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 112557881
- Title
- WORKING FOR THE RAILROAD : the organisation of work in the nineteenth Century
- Author
- Walter Licht
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0691047006
- ISBN 13
- 9780691047003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, N.J
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 8 vo,
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Railroads -- United States -- Employees -- History -- 19th century.,Railroads -- United States -- Employees -- History -- 19th Century,Railroads -- Employees, Travailleurs des chemins de fer -- E´tats-Unis -- Histoire.
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Railroads/Transportation;
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