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Klappentext: Der US-amerikanische Biermarkt ist nicht nur durch seine gigantische Dimension geprägt, vielmehr hat auch die bis 1933 andauernde Prohibition ihre Spuren hinterlassen. So ist die Bierdistribution heute noch staatlich stark reglementiert. Diese Untersuchung vermittelt - durch...

"The Color Line and the Assembly Line tells a new story of the impact of mass production on society. Global corporations based originally in the United States have played a part in making gender and race everywhere. Focusing on Ford Motor Company's rise to become the largest, richest, and most...

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Introduction : one nation under work -- The hours of inequality -- Nickel and timed -- The electronic whip -- Time machines -- More than money -- Back to work -- We control the clocks -- Labor's forgotten fight.