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A new issue of Matériaux pour l'histoire de notre temps, edited by theBDIC, has just been published (in French). It is dedicated to the subject of internationalism - both historical and contemporary aspects. Please find below a table of contents and abstracts of the articles. Orders and inquiries:
Matériaux, c/o BDIC, 6 Allée de l'Université, 92001 Nanterre Cedex
Tel : +33. (0)1.40.97.79.21
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Minkoff publishing house offers a discount of 40% on its important reprint Sources on the Development of the Socialist International (1907-1919).

For more information about the project please read Sources on the development of the Socialist International (1907 - 1919). This PDF contains the text of a presentation given by Gerd Callesen at the IALHI annual conference, Zürich, 6-9 September 2006.

Burkhard Hergesell, "Eine Hand voll Zukunft ...". Arbeitsmigrantinnen und Arbeitsmigranten in Bremerhaven 1955-2005. Bremen: Hauschild Verlag 2005. ISBN 3-89757-302-4; 152 S., 88 s/w Abb.; EUR 24,50.

Rezensiert für den Rezensionsdienst "Europäische Ethnologie / Kulturanthropologie / Volkskunde" bei H-Soz-u-Kult von: Annemarie Gronover, Institut für Ethnologie, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
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The documentary film tells the story of the "The Internationale," which has been sung in hundreds of languages throughout the world.

The DVD is available at:
[url]http://firstrunfeatures.com/internationaledvd.html[/url]... or anywhere else DVDs are sold.

Sixto Cámara, Isabel II y Narváez. Por Francisco Pi y Margall.

La muerte de Sixto Cámara y la salvación de Fernando Garrido.Por FranciscoPi y Margall.

La muerte de Paul Lafargue y Laura Marx. Por J.J. Morato.

A la memoria de Paul Lafargue y Laura Marx. Por Anselmo Lorenzo.

Each year the New York Labor History Association awards the Barbara Wertheimer Prize for the best research paper in labor history written by an undergraduate during the previous academic year. The winners of the 2006 prize are: Kevin C. Brown, "Defining 'Amicable Relations:' Class Formation, Conflict, and Political Economy in 1870s Pittsburgh," and Michael Murphy, "Anthrax Strike: The 1976 Outbreak of Labor Militancy in the Panama Canal Zone." Kevin's essay was his honors thesis at Bucknell University written under the direction of Professor John Enyeart.

Vol. 43/1, issued on November 15th, 2006.

Inhalt / Content

Stefan Paul Werum: Gewerkschaftlicher Niedergang im sozialistischen Aufbau. Der Freie Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund (FDGB) 1945 bis 1953 (= Schriften des Hannah-Arendt-Instituts für Totalitarismusforschung 26). Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2005. ISBN 3-525-36902-6; 861 S.; EUR 49,90.

Vrouwendag, 11 november 2006
Jo Boute, een leven in dienst van de vrouw aan 5 euro i.p.v. 10 euro
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