Latin American Labor Organizations - by Gerald Michael Greenfield & Sheldon L Maram (Hardcover)

About the Book

An indispensable work for any collection on Latin America, Greenfield and Maram, both professional Latin American historians, have performed a remarkable service for scholars, journalists, students, and the interested lay public. . . . The focus of the individual chapters is on labor organizations, and the information assembled on the various unions, cooperatives, sindicatos, and mutual aid societies is invaluable. . . . The index, itself 98 pages, makes the book even more valuable for the casual or serious researcher. As a resource tool, this volume cannot be too highly recommended. Choice

Each chapter concentrates on the history of labor organizations of a single nation. Chapters begin with general essays that place the labor movement within the context of a country's historical and socio-political development. Entries on each of the nation's most important labor organizations follow, including discussion of origin, development, and activities. A bibliography containing suggestions for further study completes each chapter. Appendices include information on international labor organizations that have played an important role in Latin America, country-by-country time lines focusing on the development of organized labor, and a select glossary of terms and notable people.

Book Synopsis

An indispensable work for any collection on Latin America, Greenfield and Maram, both professional Latin American historians, have performed a remarkable service for scholars, journalists, students, and the interested lay public. . . . The focus of the individual chapters is on labor organizations, and the information assembled on the various unions, cooperatives, sindicatos, and mutual aid societies is invaluable. . . . The index, itself 98 pages, makes the book even more valuable for the casual or serious researcher. As a resource tool, this volume cannot be too highly recommended. Choice

Each chapter concentrates on the history of labor organizations of a single nation. Chapters begin with general essays that place the labor movement within the context of a country's historical and socio-political development. Entries on each of the nation's most important labor organizations follow, including discussion of origin, development, and activities. A bibliography containing suggestions for further study completes each chapter. Appendices include information on international labor organizations that have played an important role in Latin America, country-by-country time lines focusing on the development of organized labor, and a select glossary of terms and notable people.

Review Quotes

?An indispensable work for any collection on Latin America, Greefield and Maram, both professional Latin American historians, have performed a remarkable service for scholars, journalists, students, and the interested lay public. . . The focus of the individual chapters is on labor organizations, and the information assembled on the various unions, cooperatives, sindicatos, and mutual aid societies is invaluable. Some chapters (e.g. those on El Salvador and Peru) are exceedingly, and helpfully, detailed. Others provide the bare outlines and details of the labor movement's history and structure. There are appendixes on international labor organizations; a country-by-country Glossary of Terms, People, and Events. The index, itself 98 pages, makes the book even more valuable for the casual or serious researcher. As a resource tool, this volume cannot be too highly recommended.?-Choice

?This compendium is truly a contribution to the available literature on Latin American labor history. Readers in search of information on the region should seek out this work.?-Comparative Labor Law Journal

"This compendium is truly a contribution to the available literature on Latin American labor history. Readers in search of information on the region should seek out this work."-Comparative Labor Law Journal

"An indispensable work for any collection on Latin America, Greefield and Maram, both professional Latin American historians, have performed a remarkable service for scholars, journalists, students, and the interested lay public. . . The focus of the individual chapters is on labor organizations, and the information assembled on the various unions, cooperatives, sindicatos, and mutual aid societies is invaluable. Some chapters (e.g. those on El Salvador and Peru) are exceedingly, and helpfully, detailed. Others provide the bare outlines and details of the labor movement's history and structure. There are appendixes on international labor organizations; a country-by-country Glossary of Terms, People, and Events. The index, itself 98 pages, makes the book even more valuable for the casual or serious researcher. As a resource tool, this volume cannot be too highly recommended."-Choice

About the Author

GERALD MICHAEL GREENFIELD is Professor of History and Director of International Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

SHELDOM L. MARAM is Professor of History at California State University, Fullerton.