Laboring for freedom : a new look at the history of labor in America

Laboring for freedom : a new look at the history of labor in America / Daniel Jacoby.

This text examines the concept of freedom in the context of American labour history. Nine essays develop themes in this history which show that liberty of contract and inalienable rights form two contradictory traditions concerning freedom.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jacoby, Daniel, 1951- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxfordshire [England] ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2015.
Subjects:	Labor > United States > History. Labor movement > United States > History. Labor policy > United States > History. Labor laws and legislation > United States > History. Labor Labor laws and legislation Labor movement Labor policy United States History
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