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Town in the Ruhr: A Social History of Rochum, 1860-1914
by Crew, David F
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0231043007
- ISBN 13
- 9780231043007
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Columbia University Press, 1979 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xiii, 289 pp, list of tables, list of figures, preface, introduction, 1. Society and Economy; 2. Geographic Mobility; 3. Social Mobililty; 4. Industrialists, Mittelstand, and Workers; 5. The Foundations of Worker Protest: Miners and Metalworkers; 6. Miners' Strikes in 1889, 1905, and 1912; Conclusion; notes, abbreviations, bibliography, index. First Edition, 1979. " By examining the social consequences of Bochum's rapid rise from a country market town to an industrial metropolis, this book offers new perspectives on thedevelopment of German society during the period of industrialization. The author analyzes the economic development of heavy industry in the town, its relationship to the European and world economy, and the effects of economic development on social structure. He further examines the patterns of migration and population turnover, the development of class relations, the nature and the bases of militance among industrial workers, and the aims of industrial strikes." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. Only the faintest edge wear to dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no other underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Redish-orange cloth with white lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004224
- Title
- Town in the Ruhr: A Social History of Rochum, 1860-1914
- Author
- Crew, David F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0231043007
- ISBN 13
- 9780231043007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- HISTORY GERMANY BOCHUM SOCIAL CONDITIONS LABOR AND LABORING CLASSES SOCIAL MOBILITY1860-1914
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- Size
- Large 8vo
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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