Workers experiment reality east (14 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Previous owners name on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good +. Pages xiv + 270 + 2 p of ads,12mo, hardcover, later printing. Five black and white illustrations. Gray cloth covers with gilt titles; rear panel of cover has a couple of light ring marks; a couple of small tears at head of spine, former owner's name on front free endpaper. Good plus. No dust jacket. A college man's narrative of his two years experience as a day-laborer, he deals entirely with rural occupations and conditions. 061402A.…

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: near fine. first edition. ix [5] + 270 pages, 12mo. Five black and white illustrations. Gray cloth covers with gilt titles. Small bookseller label on front paste-down endpaper, near fine condition. No dust jacket. A college man's narrative of his two years experience as a day-laborer, he deals entirely with rural occupations and conditions. 091625A.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. New York, 1898; TWO VOLUMES: The East and The West; green cloth covered boards; mild shelf wear; covers faded heavier on rea cover of The West; 12mo - over 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 270 and 378 pages.

First Edition. Very good copy with faint scattered marginal foxing in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Ex-libris with bookplate 'Charles Spackman'. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 241 pages; Physical desc. : 241 p. 19 cm. Subject: Labour - America. 1 Kg.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Workers pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic. 'The Workers: An Experiment in Reality: The East' by Walter Augustus Wyckoff offers a compelling firsthand account of unemployment and working-class life in the late 19th century United States. Wyckoff, a social observer and activist, embarked on a unique social experiment, immersing himself in the world of the unemployed and laborers. This book provides invaluable insight into the realities of poverty and the challenges faced by those struggling to find work. Wyckoff's observations shed light on the social conditions of the time, offering a vital historical perspective on labor, economic hardship, and the human spirit. A significant work in the fields of sociology and social science, 'The Workers' remains a powerful and relevant document for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of urban life, social inequality, and the ongoing struggle for economic justice. This meticulously prepared print republication allows readers to experience Wyckoff's impactful journey.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A pair of very well presented copies of Princeton sociologist Walter Wyckoff's "experiment in reality" surrounding his trek across America. Comprised of 'The Workers, An Experiment in Reality: The West', the first edition, and 'The Workers, A Experiment in Reality: The East', an early edition from 1899, first published in 1897. Bound in the publisher's original uniform cloth. Walter Wyckoff was a American sociologist, being a professor of political economics at Princeton University. Walter Wyckoff's "experiment in reality" consisted of a nineteen-month long trek across America, between 1891 and 1893, working as an unskilled laborer. Wyckoff's aim was to try and understand the lives and prospects of unskilled laborers in America, with the hope to bring this alternate world to the attention of the middle-class. These works are comprised of the travel notes and observations made by Wyckoff during this time. Illustrated with thirty-one plates and a frontispiece to 'The West' and four plates and a frontispiece to 'The East'. Collated, complete. Bound in the publisher's original uniform cloth. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to cloth, heavier to 'The West'. A little fading to the spine of 'The West'. Ink inscription to the front paste down of 'The West'. Internally firmly bound to 'The East' and generally firmly bound to 'The West'. Pages bright and clean with the occasional handling mark. Publisher's advertising page mostly torn out to 'The West'. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

First Edition. Two Volume set. Two Octavo volumes (19cm); gray cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spines and front covers; [xvi],270,[2]pp; [xii],378,[2]pp; illustrated frontispieces with illustrations throughout. Both volumes have modest shelf-wear and -soil, with light rubbing to board edges, and The East has faint off-setting to pp.30-31; overall Very Good. Early American sociologist focuses on labor, as it relates to socioeconomic and health factors for individuals on the east and west coasts of the U.S., with discussed positions including asylum assistance, farmwork, roadbuilding on the World's Fair Grounds, and manual labor in sweat shops. [88164].…