Linked labor histories : New England, Colombia, and the making of a global working class /

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Exploring globalization from a labor history perspective, Aviva Chomsky provides historically grounded analyses of migration, labor-management collaboration, and the mobility of capital. She illuminates the dynamics of these movements through case studies set mostly in New England and Colombia. Take...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chomsky, Aviva, 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
Series:American encounters/global interactions.
Subjects:
Geschichte 1990-2008.
Industrial relations > New England > Case studies.
Industrial relations > Colombia > Case studies.
Globalization > Economic aspects.
Working class.
Labor unions.
Neoliberalism.
Labor Unions
Relations industrielles > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Études de cas.
Relations industrielles > Colombie > Études de cas.
Mondialisation.
Travailleurs.
Syndicats.
Néo-libéralisme.
trade unions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Industrial relations.
Globalisierung
Industriearbeit
Colombia.
New England.
Kolumbien
Neuengland
Case studies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • New England. The Draper Company: from Hopedale to Medellín 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.

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