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Industrial Relations in Japan

The Peripheral Sector

By: Norma Chalmers

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The conventional picture of industry and industrial relations in Japan is of a number of very large firms providing extremely attractive working conditions for their happy and contented workforce. Norma Chalmers shows that there is in fact another, very different side to the picture, which occurs in the the peripheral sector. Here, conditions are often poor, wages very low and continuity of employment virtually non-existent. There are many small firms where the effectiveness of worker organisation and bargaining declines as the firm's size and proximity to the industrial centre decrease. Moreover, as Chalmers shows, the peripheral sector is very large, and the conventional picture of the model workforce should probably be confined to a few flagship companies. The book argues that the model nature of the large firms may stem in part from the fact that they are able to off-load problems onto smaller firms who produce the components necessary for the large firm sector at disadvantageous subcontract terms.

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Routledge

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1134990332

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Hogenville County

By: Norma Campbell Price

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Hogenville County

By: Norma Campbell Price

An all-out struggle of the fittest is currently underway in a Midwestern rural community. As dirt incessantly swirls and heat ravages the cracked earth, the people of Hogenville wonder if they are really living in hell. While some try to find comfort in their faith, others are tormented by worry and fear. It is the Great Depression a time when already broken spirits must endure more than seems humanly possible. Mert Sadley is a laundress attempting to eke out a meager existence while her husband, Ed, drinks everything she earns. Rosella Hawkins is a teenage orphan trying to find comfort in gossip, food, and lustful acts. Margaret Silverton is wealthy and respected, but hides a family secret. John Winters is a struggling farmer with a wife, six children, burned crops, and an overdue bank note. Abe Prentice secretly loves Mert, but knows he cannot marry her without his mother's approval. Philip Chalmers, who once wanted to serve God, now manages the family bank. Miriam Sadley knows that in caring for her family and animals, she is fulfilling her destiny. Hogenville County is the compelling tale that provides a glimpse into the lives of the hardy, steadfast people living in a farming community during one of the most uncertain times in America's history.

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iUniverse

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1475982607

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Frank-3 Enroute

The Call

By: Rod Harris,Norma Hood

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Frank-3 Enroute

The Call

By: Rod Harris,Norma Hood

PREVIEW THE CALL The big clock in the hall showed that is was 1:59 p.m. as I opened the door. Damn, Im good, I thought, always on time. What the hell happened to you, Officer Randel? asked Undersheriff Collins. Oh, just a little car-jacking on the way over; the SOB shot my partner in the chest. Looking at my uniform, I observed that I was muddy and wet past my knees, my bloody shirt was ripped at the shoulder and at the elbow on my left arm, and I definitely was not squared away. Sheriff Morgan queried, Did you kill the bastard? Frank-3 Enroute! Rookie Gilmore was trying to hold off Miss La Fleur, whom he was arresting for prostitution when Lt. (Benedict) Arnold criticized him for his behavior. Arnold stated, Ill escort her to jail personally. I commented, Arnold thinks Miss La Fleurs one hot dancin mama; even put her in the front seat. Ive seen that look in his eyes before. Hes in for a big surprise. Ha, ha, ha! I asked, Where the hell is Willy? About that time, I heard, Can I get some help in here, ple.a.se? Officer Roscoe, who was cuffing Kat, jumped from the pile and ran to the bathroom. Willy, with his gun pointed toward a whore, had her backed up and standing in the bathtub. In her hand was an ice pick. Willy was trying to cajole her into dropping it. The whore touted, I aint goin back to jail, pigs! By the way Officer Randel, said Gramms, one of the street people, that anti-freeze (wink-wink) that you gave us sure kept us warm when it rained. Thanks! Its strange how the streets have a beat and a life of their own. I visited Jasper Boy Murdock at Indian Springs Penitentiary. I could give you information about whos killing all those women if you could get me off on good behavior, coerced Jasper. Cant do that, Boy! Control, Frank-3 Enroute to UMC with a young, blond female who needs immediate attention. I have Sister Roscoe with me. My mileage is 10142.1. Cheri answered, Father Randel? Did you say Sister Roscoe? Thats affirmative. Switch to five I thought, we need to clean up the drug dealers along with the prostitutes. Ive got to call the captain. DONT MISS THE CALL!

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1468523562

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The Life and Legacy of Elizabeth Miller Watkins

A Pioneering Philanthropist

By: Mary Dresser Burchill,Norma Decker Hoagland

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The Life and Legacy of Elizabeth Miller Watkins

A Pioneering Philanthropist

By: Mary Dresser Burchill,Norma Decker Hoagland

Few women have had a more significant impact on the development and growth of Lawrence, Kansas, and the University of Kansas than Elizabeth Miller Watkins. Elizabeth Josephine Miller was born in Ohio in 1861 and moved with her family to Lawrence when she was a child. She attended the University of Kansas’s preparatory school in the 1870s but could not complete her education when a family financial crisis forced her to seek employment. She started working at the J. B. Watkins Land and Mortgage Company in 1887 as a secretary and in 1909 she married the company’s founder and owner, Jabez Watkins. Together the Watkinses dedicated themselves to philanthropy and were committed to giving all their wealth, as Elizabeth said, “for the good of humanity, chiefly here in Lawrence.” Jabez died in 1921, leaving Elizabeth to manage the family fortune alone. Elizabeth wished to give women the opportunity for higher education that she herself had never received. In 1925, the Kansas Board of Regents approved her request to have a women’s scholarship hall built at KU. Watkins Hall, named in memory of her late husband, was constructed close to Elizabeth’s home—now the chancellor’s residence—and was followed a decade later by the construction of Miller Hall in 1936. As two of the twelve scholarship halls at the University of Kansas today, Watkins and Miller Halls are home to a vibrant cohort of young female scholars and an active alumnae community who continue the philanthropic vision of Elizabeth Miller Watkins. In 1929, Elizabeth donated $200,000 for the new Lawrence Memorial Hospital to be built at 3rd and Maine, where it remains today. She also established the first on-campus healthcare provider, Watkins Memorial Hospital, at the University of Kansas (now Twente Hall) in 1931. In this engaging biography, Mary Dresser Burchill and Norma Decker Hoagland’s extensive research successfully paints a portrait of a remarkable woman whose generosity endures at KU and in Lawrence and brings to light the astonishing legacy of one of the city’s leading philanthropists.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700634231

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9780700634231

A Lark Ascends

Florence Kate Upton, Artist and Illustrator

By: Norma S. Davis

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A Lark Ascends

Florence Kate Upton, Artist and Illustrator

By: Norma S. Davis

Florence Kate Upton (1873-1922) was among the earliest illustrators of children's picture books. Her Golliwogg character, immediately loved by children, was the first fictional character to be mass-produced. This is the first complete and accurate account of the original Golliwogg, filling a void in the history of children's literature and in the history of dolls. Upton was also a respected artist, settling in London after studies in Paris, and this biography is a comprehensive study of her artistic career, bringing together for the first time reproductions of her major works. It therefore adds a rich and formerly unexplored chapter to the history of women in the arts.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810825112

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9780810825116

Frank-3 Enroute

It Ain't Finished !

By: Norma Hood,Rod Harris

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Frank-3 Enroute

It Ain't Finished !

By: Norma Hood,Rod Harris

Rod and Norma are at it again! The never ending battle against crime in Las Vegas continues to enthrall their readers as Rod Randel, The Hawk, and his partner, Sam Sikes, walk the sidewalks, and cruise the streets and alleys maintaining law and order. Randels relentless crusade against the powerful, invasive drug cartel peaks as The Hawk and his partners conspire to unravel its destructive web and to untangle the gripping network that holds their city captive to the effects of drugs. In Randels mind, no alliance is too strong or organization too powerful to evade the wrath of The Hawk and his special force of loyal, dedicated officers. Join Randel in a glass of ice tea as he and Sikes continue their vendetta against the evil factions that corrupt the streets. The Hawk is after every last one of them. It Aint Finished!

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1477289992

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New Racism

Revisiting Researcher Accountabilities

By: Norma Romm

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New Racism

Revisiting Researcher Accountabilities

By: Norma Romm

This book develops a debate around responsible social inquiry into new racism. A variety of ways of researching new forms of racism (for example, aversive, modern, cultural, purportedly color-blind, and new racism) are addressed. Experiments that have been undertaken to inquire into group identity and people’s implicit bias in relation to those perceived as "other" are critically explored and their potential consequences reconsidered. The book also critically explores survey research, which, it is argued, can serve to reinforce the notion of the existence of ethnoracial groups with defined boundaries that inhere in social life. The book considers interviewing (including focus group interviewing) and case study research (including participant observation/ethnography) in terms of possibilities for moving beyond new forms of racism. Action research (defined by the understanding of an inextricable link between knowing and acting) is examined in-depth in terms of the hopes to "make a difference" at the moment of inquiry. Types of retroductive logic that are used to examine underlying structures that arguably unduly constrain people’s life chances and render human relationships inhumane are also explored. The book draws together the different arguments; and it proposes ways in which the design of research into new racism can better approached as well as ways in which dialogue around processes of inquiry and the products thereof can be better fostered. Suggestions for nurturing humane social relationships that provide for transcultural meaning-making are threaded through the text.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9048187281

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9789048187287

The Emptiness of Japanese Affluence

By: Gavan McCormack,Norma Field

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The Emptiness of Japanese Affluence

By: Gavan McCormack,Norma Field

This work aims to show that Japan even at it's height of success, while the successful version of capitalism was blighted at it's core, being unsustainable. This revised edition features n introduction which gives an analysis of Japan's contemporary crisis.

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1315499363

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FRANK-3 ENROUTE

By: Rod Harris and Norma Hood

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FRANK-3 ENROUTE

By: Rod Harris and Norma Hood

Rapid-fire action and humor burn hot in the fourth book of the Frank-3 Enroute series. Join Las Vegas street cop Rod Randel, aka 'The Hawk', his powerful partners, and raging rookies as they lead a blazing charge on the cliffhangers from book three, It Ain't Finished. Solutions evolve! Rod's long-time partner, Sam Sikes, aka Grumpy, quits after his family is threatened. Randel must triumph without him! Someone is eliminating the Drug Lords. Who's next? What happened to Officer Riley's abducted wife, Carrie? How will the sheriff solve the rash of burglaries that strike Vegas, escalating the stress on the already overloaded police department? Follow 'The Hawk', who remains #1 on the Cuban Cartel's hit list, as he leaves a scorching trail on his prey. 124words

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1496902920

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A passage to India

notes

By: Norma Ostrander

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A passage to India

notes

By: Norma Ostrander

This novel puts colonialism under the microscope and examines racism in India during the period of English colonization. Forster gives us a tale of a rare friendship and the delicate threads that keep it alive - or allow it to fall apart. This concise supplement to E.M. Forster's A Passage to India helps students understand the overall structure of the novel, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0822009854

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9780822009856

Mothering Your Nursing Toddler

By: Norma Jane Bumgarner

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Mothering Your Nursing Toddler

By: Norma Jane Bumgarner

The classic handbook for mothers who breastfeed their children past infancy in an updated and expanded edition. Norma Jane Bumgarner puts the experience of nursing an older baby or child in perspective, within the context of the entire mother-child relationship. She cites biological, cultural, and historical evidence in support of extended breastfeeding and shares stories gleaned from thousands of families for whom breastfeeding and natural weaning have been the norm.

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0912500522

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Book's by Norma Chalmers

Industrial Relations in Japan

Industrial Relations in Japan

Hogenville County

Hogenville County

Frank-3 Enroute

Frank-3 Enroute

The Life and Legacy of Elizabeth Miller Watkins

The Life and Legacy of Elizabeth Miller Watkins

A Lark Ascends

A Lark Ascends

Frank-3 Enroute

Frank-3 Enroute

New Racism

New Racism

The Emptiness of Japanese Affluence

The Emptiness of Japanese Affluence

FRANK-3 ENROUTE

FRANK-3 ENROUTE

A passage to India

A passage to India

Mothering Your Nursing Toddler

Mothering Your Nursing Toddler

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