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1 online resource |
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| Summary |
This book offers a view of shifts in labour relations in various parts of the world over a breathtaking span, from 1500 to 2000, with a particular emphasis on colonial institutions. |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction / Hofmeester, Karin / Zwart, Pim de -- Part I. Labour in the Production of Global Commodities -- 2. The Industrialization of the Developing World and Its Impact on Labour Relations, 1840s to 1940s / Clarence-Smith, William G. -- 3. Economic Institutions and Shifting Labour Relations in the Indian, Brazilian, and South African Diamond Mines / Hofmeester, Karin -- 4. The Global Detour of Cane Sugar / Bosma, Ulbe -- 5. Threads of Imperialism / Meerkerk, Elise van Nederveen -- 6. The Triumph of the Peasant Option and the Parasitic Cotton Sector in Malawi, 1891 to 1995 / Mandala, Elias C. -- Part II. Changing Labour and Land Market Institutions -- 7. Extractive Economy and Institutions? / Barragán, Rossana -- 8. Changing Tides / Rossum, Matthias van -- 9. Wage Labour and Slavery on the Cape Frontier / Fourie, Johan / Green, Erik -- Part III. Monetization and the Payment of Work -- 10. Paying in Cents, Paying in Rupees / Pallaver, Karin -- 11. Labour and Deep Monetization in Eurasia, 1000 to 1900 / Lucassen, Jan -- Notes on Contributors -- Index. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
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Undetermined. |
| Subject |
Industrial relations -- History.
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Industrial relations. |
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History. |
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Colonies -- Economic aspects -- History.
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Colonies. |
| Indexed Term |
Colonialism |
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Institutions |
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Labour history |
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Labour relations |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
9789048535026 (electronic book) |
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9048535026 (electronic book) |
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9789462984363 |
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9462984360 |
| Standard No. |
10.5117/9789462984363 |
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