"Nelson... [is] one of the country's leading labor scholars.... [His] work provides an invaluable... guide to understanding a critical region...." ―Ohio History
"... I learned quite a lot from reading Farm and Factory, and this will certainly be the case for all who pick up this valuable and informative book." ―Minnesota History
"... a valuable source for anyone concerned with regional and national tendencies in labor relations and ecomomic change over the last century." ―American Political Science Review
"... a useful and well written synthesis of labor history in the Midwest in the period between 1880 and 1990." ―Labor History
"... Nelson's work is most impressive in both its scope and depth.... a long-overdue study of the Midwest as a region distinct and important in the history of American labor." ―Northwest Ohio Quarterly
"... a richly textured and much needed regional overview." ―Journal of the West
"... a well written synthesis useful for classroom assignment in regional and social history. It is also a good starting point for a discussion of the future of the midwestern economy." ―Wisconsin Magazine of History
"... a work of superior scholarship [that] makes an original and important contribution to the field." ―Nancy Gabin
"A useful source for the demographic and economic dynamics of the Midwest and a good starting point for entering the voluminous secondary literature on the nation's heartland." ―The Journal of American History
"... it provides an insightful, wide-ranging look at work and workers in the Midwest. It will certainly be a basic resource on regional history for years to come, as well as a book that adds to our broader understanding of the nation's labor and economic history." ―Indiana Magazine of History
"Solidly researched and eloquently written, Nelson's work will long occupy well-deserved status as a redefinition of traditional midwestern history." ―Illinois Historical Journal
"The great strength of Nelson's book lies in its up-to-date synthesis of various social history literatures... the study forms an exemplary American labor history." ―Michigan Historical Review
"The writing is a model of clarity and economy; the examples are well chosen and the sources are complete. Nelson has presented a blueprint for a new way to think about and present labor history." ―Agricultural History
"Farm and Factory deserves to take a place among the most respected books consulted by students of midwestern history" ―The Annals of Iowa
Daniel Nelson illuminates the importance of the Midwest in U.S. labor history.

Farm and Factory: Workers in the Midwest 1880–1990 (Midwestern History and Culture)

Business & Money

Nelson, Daniel

Economics

Indiana University Press

The 1980s and 1990s have witnessed a wave of democratization across the world. This trend has led to some basic questions about the future of democracy and its ability to survive. This theme is examined from two focal points―that of praxis and that of security.
Major theorists such as Robert Dahl and noted democractic leaders such as former Argentine President Raul Alfonsin join forces to spell out the essential ingredients for avoiding disaster in transitional periods of post-authoritarian states. This edited collection challenges some of the existing views about democratization around the world and considers basic questions of both praxis and security. Part of this unique overview deals with practical lessons learned in various countries; part focuses on links between democracy and security. Several themes underline the work. First, that democracy cannot be made from above. Second, that the survival of democracy is directly linked to security issues. It becomes clear that the future of democracy after authoritarianism may not be as bright as thought. Excellent text for courses in world politics, democratic theory, and comparative politics.

After Authoritarianism: Democracy or Disorder? (Contributions in Political Science; 360 European Studies; 21)

History

Nelson, Daniel N.

World

Praeger

Unemployment Insurance; The American Experience, 1915-1935

Univ of Wisconsin Pr

University of Wisconsin Pr, 1975, Very good., Bright, clean, tight. Dark green cloth. No dust jacket. 234 pages. [Business, Economics, Management, Labor] Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care.

Managers and Workers: Origins of the New Factory System in the United States, 1880-1920

Management & Leadership

Managers and Workers: Origins of the New Factory System in the United States 1880-1920

Human Resources

Frederick W. Taylor and the Rise of Scientific Management

Managers and Workers: Origins of the Twentieth-Century Factory System in the United States, 1880–1920

During the early years of this century, the classic factory system of the industrial revolution evolved rapidly into a new, identifiable form that would characterize American and world industry for most of the twentieth century.  This transformation, as important for industrial managers, workers, and consumers as the initial creation of the factory, is the subject of Daniel Nelson’s illuminating synthesis, updated and expanded to include the scholarship of recent decades.    This edition of Managers and Workers describes the interrelations between technological and organizational innovation, including such familiar developments as the spread of mass production and the emergence of scientific management, and other developments that were little known when the first edition of this book appeared, such as the revolution in factory architecture, the changing role of the foreman, and the spread of personnel work. The volume also incorporates the best scholarship of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, some of it stimulated by Managers and Workers, and includes a new chapter on the role of organized labor in the early twentieth-century factory. The focus of the work, however, remains the individual managers and workers who created the twentieth-century factory system.    The preeminent historian of the American business firm, Alfred D. Chandler Jr. reviewed the first edition of Managers and Workers in The Journal of Economic History, predicting that this book would “long remain the standard work on the origins of the American factory.” The second edition will make that prediction true for the 1990s and beyond.

University of Wisconsin Press

During the early years of this century, the classic factory system of the industrial revolution evolved rapidly into a new, identifiable form that would characterize American and world industry for most of the twentieth century. This transformation, as important for industrial managers, workers, and consumers as the initial creation of the factory, is the subject of Daniel Nelson’s illuminating synthesis, updated and expanded to include the scholarship of recent decades. This edition of Managers and Workers describes the interrelations between technological and organizational innovation, including such familiar developments as the spread of mass production and the emergence of scientific management, and other developments that were little known when the first edition of this book appeared, such as the revolution in factory architecture, the changing role of the foreman, and the spread of personnel work. The volume also incorporates the best scholarship of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, some of it stimulated by Managers and Workers, and includes a new chapter on the role of organized labor in the early twentieth-century factory. The focus of the work, however, remains the individual managers and workers who created the twentieth-century factory system. The preeminent historian of the American business firm, Alfred D. Chandler Jr. reviewed the first edition of Managers and Workers in The Journal of Economic History, predicting that this book would “long remain the standard work on the origins of the American factory.” The second edition will make that prediction true for the 1990s and beyond.

The 1980s and 1990s have witnessed a wave of democratization across the world. This trend has led to some basic questions about the future of democracy and its ability to survive. This theme is examined from two focal points―that of praxis and that of security.Major theorists such as Robert Dahl and noted democractic leaders such as former Argentine President Raul Alfonsin join forces to spell out the essential ingredients for avoiding disaster in transitional periods of post-authoritarian states. This edited collection challenges some of the existing views about democratization around the world and considers basic questions of both praxis and security. Part of this unique overview deals with practical lessons learned in various countries; part focuses on links between democracy and security. Several themes underline the work. First, that democracy cannot be made from above. Second, that the survival of democracy is directly linked to security issues. It becomes clear that the future of democracy after authoritarianism may not be as bright as thought. Excellent text for courses in world politics, democratic theory, and comparative politics.

After Authoritarianism: Democracy or Disorder? (Contributions in Political Science)

Have you ever looked at your color pictures and wished you could make them black and white? Or maybe you've dreamed about taking that photo of your brother, cutting the head off and placing it on the body of a grizzly bear. The tool that you need is Adobe Photoshop and the book you need to learn all about it is How to Use Adobe Photoshop CS 2. Visually step through the process of creating images, manipulating them and then optimizing them for print or the web. The step-by-step approach used throughout the book will make it simple to learn the basic techniques involved in using Photoshop. You will learn to: <ul>
<li>Convert files</li> <li>Work with tone and color</li> <li>Edit images using tools, paths and layers</li> <li>Build web files</li>
</ul>
Master the basics of Photoshop with the visual examples and easy-to-follow lessons in How to Use Photoshop CS 2.

How To Use Adobe Photoshop CS2

Computers & Technology

Nelson, Doug

Giordan, Daniel

Programming

Sams.

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