Beyond racism and poverty : the truck system on Louisiana plantations and Dutch peateries, 1865-1920 /

The truck system was a global phenomenon in the period 1865-1920, where workers were paid through the company store. In 'Beyond Racism and Poverty' Karin Lurvink compares how this system functioned on plantations in Louisiana and peateries in the Netherlands. In the US, the system is viewe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lurvink, Karin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Colección:Studies in global slavery ; v. 3.
Temas:
1800-1999
Truck system > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
Truck system > Louisiana > History > 20th century.
Plantations > Louisiana > History > 19th century.
Plantations > Louisiana > History > 20th century.
Truck system > Netherlands > History > 19th century.
Truck system > Netherlands > History > 20th century.
Peat industry > Netherlands > History > 19th century.
Peat industry > Netherlands > History > 20th century.
Salaires en nature > Louisiane > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Salaires en nature > Louisiane > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Salaires en nature > Pays-Bas > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Salaires en nature > Pays-Bas > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Tourbe > Industrie > Pays-Bas > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Tourbe > Industrie > Pays-Bas > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Peat industry.
Plantations.
Truck system.
Louisiana.
Netherlands.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Conclusion, Bayous and bogs: the geography of isolation
  • Truck payments
  • Abuse? The effects of the truck system
  • Costs and benefits: the employer's perspective
  • Carrots, cake, and candy: the store as a positive incentive
  • Sticks and strikes: the store as a negative incentive
  • The power of racism and class.

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