The formation of a modern labor force : Upper Silesia, 1865-1914 / Lawrence Schofer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schofer, Lawrence, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class--Silesia, Upper (Poland and Czech Republic)--History.

Working class.

Labor supply--Silesia, Upper (Poland and Czech Republic)--History.

Labor supply.

Industrial relations--Silesia, Upper (Poland and Czech Republic)--History.

Industrial relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.) : 24 tables, 4 figs.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [1975]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1975.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1. Introduction

2. The Economic Setting: The Upper Silesian Labor Market

3. Ethnic and Geographic Origins of the Labor Force

4. The Move into Industrial Employment

5. Recruitment of the Labor Force

6. Paternalism and the Supply of Labor

7. The Definition of Labor-Management Relations: Wages and Hours

8. Workers Confront Management: Labor Discipline

9. Workers Confront Management: Authority Relations in Industry

10. Conclusion

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780520330269

0520330269

OCLC:

1153542954