Uniting the Tailors - Trade Unionism Amoungst the Tailors of London and Leeds 1870-1939

Informationen zum Autor Anne J. Kershen Klappentext This book is not only about the tailoring industry and its trade unions; it is about the experience of eastern European immigrants in a trade as old as the Bible and yet as new as the electric sewing machine; it is about the role of women in a new industry and about the impact of socio-economic change on fashion. Finally, it is about the way in which sub-divisions and differences were accommodated under the umbrella of one particular trade union. Zusammenfassung This book is not only about the tailoring industry and its trade unions; it is about the experience of eastern European immigrants in the trade, the role of women in a new industry and about the impact of socio-economic change on fashion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Immigrants and Minorities, Vol 16, No 3, 1997"Uniting the Tailors captures an important slab of trade union and Jewish history and in a readable fashion ... Overall, Cass has participated in producing an excellent book at a fair price.

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• Authors: Anne Kershen, Anne J Kershen, Anne J. Kershen, Dr. Anne J. Kershen, J. Kershen Anne, KERSHEN ANNE J
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.1995
• EAN: 9780714641454
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-4145-4
• No. of pages: 268
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics