This work provides a history of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Topics covered include: the union's influence on political legislation and global economy; the story of the East European immigrants at the turn of the 20th century; and the union's spirit of social reform.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Illustrationen
photographs, bibliography
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 20 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-56324-410-0 (9781563244100)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Preface, Presidents of the ALGWU 1. The Golden Land 2. The Sweatshop 3. The Genesis 4. The Uprising 5. The Revolt 6. The Protocol 7. The Triangle Fire 8. The Bundle 9. Health 10. World War I 11. The Aftermath 12. Civil War 13. Death and Resurrection 14. Beyond Borders 15. Education 16. Politics 17. AFL-CIO 18. The Mobsters 19. World War II 20. Imports 21. Ecclesiastes 22. Challenge and Response-Part 1 23. Challenge and Response-Part 2
