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Book Title: Immigration and American Unionism
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Vernon M. Briggs Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Labor & Industrial Relations, United States / 20th Century, Emigration & Immigration, Labor
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics, History, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
