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Idle Threats Men and the Limits of Productivity in Nineteenth Century America

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Auteur:	Knighton, Andrew Lyndon
Titel:	Idle Threats Men and the Limits of Productivity in Nineteenth Century America
Uitgever:	New York University Press
ISBN:	9780814789391
ISBN boekversie:	9780814749449
Serie:	America and the Long 19th Century
Land van oorsprong:	United States
Prijs:	€ 32.92
Verschijningsdatum:	22-10-2012
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

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Categorie:

Labour economics

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Verschijningsvorm:	Paperback / softback
Paginas:	272
Hoogte mm.:	228
Breedte mm.:	163
Dikte mm.:	19
Gewicht gr.:	398

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Drawing on an impressive array of archival material and multifaceted literary and cultural sources, this book connects the question of unproductivity to other discourses concerning manhood, the value of art, the allure of the frontier, the usefulness of knowledge,the meaning of individuality, and the experience of time, space, and history.