Licht, Getting Work - Philadelphia, 1840-1950

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  • William Mugleston East Georgia College

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https://doi.org/10.33043/TH.18.1.33

Abstract

In this monograph Walter Licht, labor historian at the University of Pennsylvania, explores the dynamics of seeking, getting, and losing employment in a major American city over a period of a century. Licht opens with a description of the nature of Philadelphia business and industry-product diversity; a variety of work sites, including factories, small manufacturers, artisan shops, sweatshops, and the putting out system; specialization in operations and products; and a preponderance of noncorporate small-to-medium-sized family-owned firms. He then traces the entrance of workers into the job market and the efficacy of various institutions in getting work-schools, unions, apprentice programs, employment bureaus, and help-wanted ads.

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Published

1993-04-01

How to Cite

Mugleston, William. 1993. “Licht, Getting Work - Philadelphia, 1840-1950”. Teaching History: A Journal of Methods 18 (1):33. https://doi.org/10.33043/TH.18.1.33.

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