The V.V. Giri National Labour Institute published three new titles in the NLI Research Studies Series:
For more information:
This newly formed section of the American Sociological Association has a web site at www.bgsu.edu/departments/soc/prof/mason/ASA with some excellent web links to Labor Journals, Labor Theory, Labor Libraries etc. Also publishes a newsletter, In Critical Solidarity, that in addition to info on the ASA, has a list of members scholarly work, resources lists and member exchanges on globalization.
Info provided by Kim Scipes (sscipe1@icarus.cc.uic.edu).
The Reuther Brothers-Walter, Roy, and Victor
by Mike and Pam Smith
The story of three brothers who were instrumental in creating the UAW, one of America's great unions.
WILL SUCCESS
A Friend in Berlin has informed us that "a will has been made in our favour". We are grateful to all who have considered us and hope that more will in the future.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers are needed to help us compile mailing lists to send out invitations to our 'Student' Day at the Library. The event is to take place on Sunday, 4th November, 2001 and starts at 2pm until 5pm. Please contact the Library if you can help with the above.
WCML OPEN DAY
Pit Women: Coal Communities in Northern England in the Early Twentieth Century
By Griselda Carr
Griselda Carr lives in Sheffield and was formerly a Lecturer in Social Studies at Leeds University
Richard Franklin Bensel, The Political Economy of American Industrialization, 1877-1900. Cambridge, UK and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. xxiii + 549 pp. $64.95 (cloth), ISBN: 0-521-77233-8; $24.95 (paper), ISBN: 0-521-77604-X.
Reviewed for EH.NET by David L. Carlton, Department of History, Vanderbilt University.
Published by EH.NET, August 2001.
Economics, Politics, and Region in the Making of Modern America
Derek H. Aldcroft and Michael J. Oliver, Trade Unions and the Economy: 1870-2000. Aldershot, Hampshire and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2000. xiii + 222 pp. $79.95 (hardback), ISBN: 1-85928-370-5.
Reviewed for EH.NET by Sharon Otoo, School of Management, Royal Holloway, University of London.
Published by EH.NET, August 2001.
Karen Offen, European Feminisms, 1700-1950: A Political History. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2000. xviii + 554 pp. Chronology, notes, bibliography, and index. $60.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-8047-3419-4; $19.95 (paper), ISBN 0-8047-3420-8.
Reviewed for H-IDEAS by Douglas J. Cremer, Department of Natural and Social Sciences, Woodbury University.
Published by H-IDEAS, May 2001.
A Political Rejoinder to Postmodern Gender History
Wages and Currency: Global and Historical Comparisons
Call for papers for the symposium in Amsterdam and Leiden, 23-24 May 2002
Convenors: International Institute of Social History (IISH), Amsterdam and the National Collection of Coins and Medals (KPK:Koninklijk Penningkabinet), Leiden (in cooperation with ALabour 1500-2000)
Money in the form of coins can be used for many purposes. The literature tends to concentrate on their use in trade. But there are good reasons to assume that coins have been essential for wage payments for thousands of years.
Dwight B. Billings and Kathleen M. Blee, The Road to Poverty: The Making of Wealth and Hardship in Appalachia. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. xiv + 434 pp. $59.95 (cloth), ISBN: 0-521-65229-4.
Reviewed for EH.NET by James Oberly, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Published by EH.NET, July 2001.
