Books in the Work Around the Globe: Historical Comparisons series

Based on comparisons of long-term developments and focusing on transnational connections, this book shows that historically there have been many varieties of trade unionism.

An investigation on the circumstances that have produced starkly different systems of recruiting and employing soldiers in different parts of the globe over the last 500 years

The case studies in this volume trace important developments in the shipbuilding and ship repair industries, as well as workers' responses to these historic transformations.

This volume brings together thirty-five essays in honor of the IISH's longtime director Jaap Kloosterman.

This book offers a view of shifts in labour relations in various parts of the world over a breathtaking span, from 1500 to 2000, with a particular emphasis on colonial institutions.