Search Results - "the Great Depression"

Edward Hopper light and dark / by Souter, Gerry

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Edward Hopper light and dark / by Souter, Gerry

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The transatlantic century Europe and the United States, 1890-2010 / by Nolan, Mary, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…Ambivalent engagement; 4. The Great Depression and transatlantic new deals; 5. Strange affinities, new enemies; 6. …”
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The transatlantic century Europe and the United States, 1890-2010 / by Nolan, Mary, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…Ambivalent engagement; 4. The Great Depression and transatlantic new deals; 5. Strange affinities, new enemies; 6. …”
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The history of the New York Court of Appeals, 1932-2003 by Meyer, Bernard S.

Table of Contents: “…A brief overview of the court of appeals -- Jurisdiction of the court of appeals -- Interrelation of the court of appeals, the legislature, and the executive -- Common law and the court of appeals -- Statutory interpretation -- Form of opinions and reports -- The great depression -- New judicial federalism -- Motion picture censorship -- Obscenity, indecency, and immorality -- Religion -- Real property -- Contracts -- Torts -- Corporations -- Arbitration -- Criminal law -- Evidence -- Conflict of laws -- Procedure -- Education -- Abortion, right to control own medical care, and some related matters -- Family law -- Election law -- Antitrust and restraints on competition -- Picketing and labor relations -- The chief judges' contributions : state of the judiciary.…”
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Hog & hominy soul food from Africa to America / by Opie, Frederick Douglass

Table of Contents: “…The Atlantic slave trade and the Columbian exchange -- Adding to my bread and greens : enslaved cookery in British colonial America -- Hog and hominy : Southern foodways in the nineteenth century -- The Great Migration : from the Black Belt to the Freedom Belt -- The beans and greens of necessity : African Americans and the Great Depression -- Eating Jim Crow : restaurants, barbecue stands, and bar and grills during segregation -- The chitlin circuit : the origins and meanings of soul and soul food -- The declining influence of soul food : the growth of Caribbean cuisine in urban areas -- Food rebels : African American critics and opponents of soul food.…”
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Hog & hominy soul food from Africa to America / by Opie, Frederick Douglass

Table of Contents: “…The Atlantic slave trade and the Columbian exchange -- Adding to my bread and greens : enslaved cookery in British colonial America -- Hog and hominy : Southern foodways in the nineteenth century -- The Great Migration : from the Black Belt to the Freedom Belt -- The beans and greens of necessity : African Americans and the Great Depression -- Eating Jim Crow : restaurants, barbecue stands, and bar and grills during segregation -- The chitlin circuit : the origins and meanings of soul and soul food -- The declining influence of soul food : the growth of Caribbean cuisine in urban areas -- Food rebels : African American critics and opponents of soul food.…”
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The history of the New York Court of Appeals, 1932-2003 by Meyer, Bernard S.

Table of Contents: “…A brief overview of the court of appeals -- Jurisdiction of the court of appeals -- Interrelation of the court of appeals, the legislature, and the executive -- Common law and the court of appeals -- Statutory interpretation -- Form of opinions and reports -- The great depression -- New judicial federalism -- Motion picture censorship -- Obscenity, indecency, and immorality -- Religion -- Real property -- Contracts -- Torts -- Corporations -- Arbitration -- Criminal law -- Evidence -- Conflict of laws -- Procedure -- Education -- Abortion, right to control own medical care, and some related matters -- Family law -- Election law -- Antitrust and restraints on competition -- Picketing and labor relations -- The chief judges' contributions : state of the judiciary.…”
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Depression, war, and cold war studies in political economy / by Higgs, Robert

Table of Contents: “…Regime uncertainty : why the great depression lasted so long and why prosperity resumed after the war -- Private profit, public risk : institutional antecedents of the modern military procurement system in the rearmament program of 1940-1941 -- Wartime prosperity? …”
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Depression, war, and cold war studies in political economy / by Higgs, Robert

Table of Contents: “…Regime uncertainty : why the great depression lasted so long and why prosperity resumed after the war -- Private profit, public risk : institutional antecedents of the modern military procurement system in the rearmament program of 1940-1941 -- Wartime prosperity? …”
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Labour at the Lakehead ethnicity, socialism, and politics, 1900-35 / by Beaulieu, Michel S.

Table of Contents: “…Turning to the left, 1928-30 -- Part 3. The Great Depression and the Third Period: 7. "Class against Class": socialist activities, 1930-32; 8. …”
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Labour at the Lakehead ethnicity, socialism, and politics, 1900-35 / by Beaulieu, Michel S.

Table of Contents: “…Turning to the left, 1928-30 -- Part 3. The Great Depression and the Third Period: 7. "Class against Class": socialist activities, 1930-32; 8. …”
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Gone to Texas a history of the Lone Star State / by Campbell, Randolph B., 1940-

Table of Contents: “…The "Prosperity Decade" and the Great Depression, 1921-1941 360 -- 15. World War II and The Rise of Modern Texas, 1941-1971 396 -- 16. …”
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Gone to Texas a history of the Lone Star State / by Campbell, Randolph B., 1940-

Table of Contents: “…The "Prosperity Decade" and the Great Depression, 1921-1941 360 -- 15. World War II and The Rise of Modern Texas, 1941-1971 396 -- 16. …”
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Workers' Struggles, Past and Present : A "Radical America" Reader /

Table of Contents: “…The demand for black labor: historical notes on the political economy of racism -- Four decades of change: black workers in Southern Textiles, 1941-1981 -- The stop watch and the wooden shoe: scientific management and the industrial workers of the world -- "The clerking sisterhood": rationalization and the work culture of saleswomen in American department stores, 1890-1960 -- Sexual harassment at the workplace: historical notes -- "Union fever"; organizing among clerical workers, 1900-1930 -- Organizing the unemployed: the early years of the Great Depression, 1929-1933 -- The possibility of radicalism in the early 1930s: the case of steel -- A. …”
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Workers' Struggles, Past and Present : A "Radical America" Reader /

Table of Contents: “…The demand for black labor: historical notes on the political economy of racism -- Four decades of change: black workers in Southern Textiles, 1941-1981 -- The stop watch and the wooden shoe: scientific management and the industrial workers of the world -- "The clerking sisterhood": rationalization and the work culture of saleswomen in American department stores, 1890-1960 -- Sexual harassment at the workplace: historical notes -- "Union fever"; organizing among clerical workers, 1900-1930 -- Organizing the unemployed: the early years of the Great Depression, 1929-1933 -- The possibility of radicalism in the early 1930s: the case of steel -- A. …”
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Cannibal capitalism how big business and the feds are ruining America / by Hill, Michael, 1971-

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Cannibal capitalism how big business and the feds are ruining America / by Hill, Michael, 1971-

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Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : persistent paternalism in a textile town / by Vanderburg, Timothy W.

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The founding of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism established -- James William Cannon : early influences and the emergence of a new South industrialist -- The founding of Kannapolis : expansion and paternalism -- Cannon Mills, Kannapolis, and Blacks : a reflection of racial attitudes in the South -- The growth and maturity of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism solidifies amid challenges -- A time of upheaval : progressivism and World War I -- Postwar downturn, labor unrest, and new management -- New leadership, market decline, and consolidation -- Paternalism expanded : Charles Cannon and welfare work -- The Great Depression, the new deal, and Cannon Mills -- Cannon Mills in World War II -- Cannon Mills and postwar America : market maturity and the loss of brand loyalty -- Cannon Mills and operation Dixie -- The danger of larger forces : war, imports, and government policies -- The decline of Cannon Mills and paternalism -- Cannon Mills in the 1960s : the paternalistic firm in a modern world -- The civil rights movement, federal interference, and the weakening of paternalism -- Cannon Mills after Charles Cannon : new leadership, union vote, and the continuation of paternalism -- David Murdock, modern management, and the demise of paternalism -- Fieldcrest Cannon, pillowtex, bankruptcy, and the return of David Murdock -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : persistent paternalism in a textile town / by Vanderburg, Timothy W.

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The founding of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism established -- James William Cannon : early influences and the emergence of a new South industrialist -- The founding of Kannapolis : expansion and paternalism -- Cannon Mills, Kannapolis, and Blacks : a reflection of racial attitudes in the South -- The growth and maturity of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism solidifies amid challenges -- A time of upheaval : progressivism and World War I -- Postwar downturn, labor unrest, and new management -- New leadership, market decline, and consolidation -- Paternalism expanded : Charles Cannon and welfare work -- The Great Depression, the new deal, and Cannon Mills -- Cannon Mills in World War II -- Cannon Mills and postwar America : market maturity and the loss of brand loyalty -- Cannon Mills and operation Dixie -- The danger of larger forces : war, imports, and government policies -- The decline of Cannon Mills and paternalism -- Cannon Mills in the 1960s : the paternalistic firm in a modern world -- The civil rights movement, federal interference, and the weakening of paternalism -- Cannon Mills after Charles Cannon : new leadership, union vote, and the continuation of paternalism -- David Murdock, modern management, and the demise of paternalism -- Fieldcrest Cannon, pillowtex, bankruptcy, and the return of David Murdock -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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