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White, Poor and Angry

White Working Class Families in Johannesburg

By: Lis Lange

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White, Poor and Angry

White Working Class Families in Johannesburg

By: Lis Lange

This title was first published in 2003. A fascinating insight into the economic, social and political processes that shaped the lives of white workers in Johannesburg between the beginning of deep level mining (c. 1890) and the 1922 Rand Revolt miners' strike. The book examines four related topics: the formation of working class families, working class accommodation, the constitution of social networks in the working class neighbourhoods and the political and ideological aspects of white workers' unemployment. The main argument presented here is that the class experience of white workers in Johannesburg had a very important role in fostering a sense of community between English and Afrikaner workers and their families. It is this sense of community that plays an important part in understanding the solidarity that emerged between English and Afrikaner workers during the 1922 Rand Revolt.

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1351750763

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In Jerusalem

Three Generations of an Israeli Family and a Palestinian Family

By: Lis Harris

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In Jerusalem

Three Generations of an Israeli Family and a Palestinian Family

By: Lis Harris

An entirely fresh take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that examines the life-shaping reverberations of wars and ongoing tensions upon the everyday lives of families in Jerusalem. An American, secular, diasporic Jew, Lis Harris grew up with the knowledge of the historical wrongs done to Jews. In adulthood, she developed a growing awareness of the wrongs they in turn had done to the Palestinian people. This gave her an intense desire to understand how the Israelis’ history led them to where they are now. However, she found that top-down political accounts and insider assessments made the people most affected seem like chess pieces. What she wanted was to register the effects of the country’s seemingly never-ending conflict on the lives of successive generations. Shuttling back and forth over ten years between East and West Jerusalem, Harris learned about the lives of two families: the Israeli Pinczowers/Ezrahis and the Palestinian Abuleils. She came to know members of each family—young and old, religious and secular, male and female. As they shared their histories with her, she looked at how each family survived the losses and dislocations that defined their lives; how, in a region where war and its threat were part of the very air they breathed, they gave children hope for their future; and how the adults’ understanding of the conflict evolved over time. Combining a decade of historical research with political analysis, Harris creates a living portrait of one of the most complicated and controversial conflicts of our time.

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266

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Beacon Press

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0807029963

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9780807029961

Worthy Efforts: Attitudes to Work and Workers in Pre-Industrial Europe

By: Catharina Lis,Hugo Soly

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Worthy Efforts: Attitudes to Work and Workers in Pre-Industrial Europe

By: Catharina Lis,Hugo Soly

In Worthy Efforts Catharina Lis and Hugo Soly offer an innovative approach to the history of perceptions and representations of work in Europe throughout Classical Antiquity and the medieval and early modern periods.

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678

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BRILL

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900423277X

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9789004232778

Craft Guilds in the Early Modern Low Countries

Work, Power, and Representation

By: Catharina Lis,Hugo Soly

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Craft Guilds in the Early Modern Low Countries

Work, Power, and Representation

By: Catharina Lis,Hugo Soly

In the half millennium of their existence, guilds in the Low Countries played a highly significant role in shaping the societies of which they were a part. One key aspect that has been identified in recent historical research to explain the survival of the guilds for such a long time is the guilds' continued adaptability to changing circumstances. This idea of flexibility is the point of departure for the essays in this volume, which sheds new light on the corporate system and identifies its various features and regional variances. The contributors explore the interrelations between economic organisations and political power in late medieval and early modern towns, and address issues of gender, religion and social welfare in the context of the guilds. This cohesive and focussed volume will provide a stimulus for renewed interest and further research in this area. It will appeal to scholars and students with an interest in early modern economic, social and cultural history in particular, but will also be valuable to those researching into political, religious and gender history.

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Routledge

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1351947923

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White, Poor and Angry

White Working Class Families in Johannesburg

By: Lis Lange

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White, Poor and Angry

White, Poor and Angry

In Jerusalem

In Jerusalem

Worthy Efforts: Attitudes to Work and Workers in Pre-Industrial Europe

Worthy Efforts: Attitudes to Work and Workers in Pre-Industrial Europe

Craft Guilds in the Early Modern Low Countries

Craft Guilds in the Early Modern Low Countries

White, Poor and Angry

White, Poor and Angry

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