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Explores the history of American actors' attempts to unionize in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This book focuses on the... Læs mere
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This work examines age discrimination as it relates to the employment sector in the US throughout the 20th century: how the issue has been treated... Læs mere
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Beginning with the history of walking as a social activity, this book discusses the various issues which have affected walkers, including... Læs mere
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From the first torturous attempts at hair implants early in the 21st century to the faddish, well-hyped drug treatments, this work examines the extremes to which men have gone in an effort to regrow hair or cover their bald scalps.
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"This historical book explores begging and beggars in the period 1850 to 1940, with emphasis on how the police, the courts, the... Læs mere
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"Examines the history of sexual harassment in America's public places (public transit vehicles, on streets) 1880-1930, as response... Læs mere
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Examines the chewing gum industry in America from 1850 to 1920, the rise and spread of gum chewing and the reactions - almost uniformly negative -... Læs mere
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"The struggles of extras, mostly overlooked and forgotten, to unionize were followed by internal struggles as the extras fought for a voice... Læs mere
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The transition from stage to screen was not only a shift in popular entertainment, but a challenge for those working in the industry as... Læs mere
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The polygraph, or lie detector, was created and refined by academics in university settings with support from a few early police agencies. This work is a history of the polygraph - from the experimental work of the late 1800s that led directly to its creation - until the present.
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Between 1850 and 1950, at least 115 women were lynched by mobs in the US. The majority of these women were black. This examines the... Læs mere