Chapter Sixteen
Law and Labor in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Book Editor(s):Sally E. Hadden, Alfred L. Brophy,
First published: 22 February 2013
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Labor Coerced and Free
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Labor and the State
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Gender and the Definition of a “Worker”
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Labor and Civil Rights
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Conclusion: Turns Right and Global
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