"Every society throughout history has defined what counts as work and what doesn't. And more often than not, those lines of demarcation are inextricable from considerations of gender. What Is Work? offers a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding labor within the highly gendered realm of...

A few clarifications -- Industrialization and proletarianization -- The Jewish working class and immigration -- Russian industrialization and the size of the Jewish working class -- External and internal migration and its limits -- Overview of Jewish workers in various branches of production --...

Betriebliche Sozialleistungen prägten seit der Industrialisierung das Leben großer Bevölkerungsteile. Für die Zeit der deutschen Teilung analysiert sie Rüdiger Gerlach erstmals im Ost-West Systemvergleich. Auf einer breiten Quellengrundlage verdeutlicht er ihre Entwicklung am Beispiel der...