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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Work and Politics of Stevedoring in Rio De Janeiro, 1903--1964 (Brazil)
Abstract
dc:descriptionThis dissertation presents a case study of the stevedores in the port of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from their union's founding in 1903 to 1964. Quantitative and qualitative historical methodologies were used to assess how well the idea of external economic dependency could explain changes in the bargaining power of stevedores, as those workers were hypothesized to be critically placed to benefit from external dependency. The reason and timing for changes in the stevedores' wages were examined, as well as how the stevedores first unionized, and how they influenced the Brazilian national labor movement.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Sociology
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2014
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Handy, Priscilla Wing
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (UMI)AAI8721649
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/71019