Coercion, Contract, and Free Labor in the Nineteenth Century

Steinfeld, Robert J. (State University of New York, Buffalo)

Cambridge University Press, 2001

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This book presents a fundamental reassessment of wage labor in the nineteenth century, focusing on the use of sanctions to enforce wage labor agreements. Professor Steinfeld argues that wage workers were often bound to their employment by enforceable labor agreements, which employers used to manage labor costs and supply.

ISBN-13
9780521774000
ISBN-10
0521774004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2001
Publication date
2001-02-05
Pages
342
Dimensions
155 x 229 x 23
Weight
506