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Linked labor histories : New England, Colombia, and the making of a global working class / Aviva Chomsky.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chomsky, Aviva, 1957-
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- American encounters/global interactions.
- American encounters/global interactions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industrial relations--New England--Case studies.
- Industrial relations.
- Industrial relations--Colombia--Case studies.
- Globalization--Economic aspects.
- Globalization.
- Working class.
- Labor unions.
- Neoliberalism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (414 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An analysis of migration, labor-management collaboration, and the mobility of capital based on case studies in New England and Colombia.
- Contents:
- New England. The Draper Company: from Hopedale to Medellin and back
- The Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company: labor-management collaboration and its discontents
- Guns, butter, and the new (old) international division of labor
- Invisible workers in a dying industry: Latino immigrants in New England textile towns
- Colombia. The cutting edge of globalization: neoliberalism and violence in Colombia's banana zone
- Taking care of business in Colombia: U.S. multinationals, the U.S. government and the AFL-CIO
- Mining the connections: where does your coal come from?
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-372) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613022707
- 9781283022705
- 1283022702
- 9780822388913
- 082238891X
- OCLC:
- 232153998
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