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Author : William I. Massil
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Immigrant Furniture Workers in London 1881-1939 written by William I. Massil and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William I. Massil
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781871447095
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Immigrant Furniture Workers in London, 1881-1939, and the Jewish Contribution to the Furniture Trade written by William I. Massil and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Howard Davis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429827938
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)
Download or read book Working Cities written by Howard Davis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities have historically supported production, commerce, and consumption, all central to urban life. But in the contemporary Western city, production has been hidden or removed, and commerce and consumption have dominated. This book is about the importance of production in the life of the city, and the relationships between production, architecture, and urban form. It answers the question: What will cities be like when they become, once again, places of production and not only of consumption? Through theoretical arguments, historical analysis, and descriptions of new initiatives, Working Cities: Architecture, Place and Production argues that contemporary cities can regain their historic role as places of material production—places where food is processed and things are made. The book looks toward a future that builds on this revival, providing architectural and urban examples and current strategies within the framework of a strong set of historically-based arguments. The book is illustrated in full colour with archival and contemporary photographs, maps, and diagrams especially developed for the book. The diagrams help illustrate the different variables of architectural space, urban location, and production in different historical eras and in different kinds of industries, providing a compelling visual understanding for the reader.
Author : Panikos Panayi
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300252145
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Migrant City written by Panikos Panayi and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first history of London to show how immigrants have built, shaped and made a great success of the capital city London is now a global financial and multicultural hub in which over three hundred languages are spoken. But the history of London has always been a history of immigration. Panikos Panayi explores the rich and vibrant story of London– from its founding two millennia ago by Roman invaders, to Jewish and German immigrants in the Victorian period, to the Windrush generation invited from Caribbean countries in the twentieth century. Panayi shows how migration has been fundamental to London’s economic, social, political and cultural development.“br/> Migrant City sheds light on the various ways in which newcomers have shaped London life, acting as cheap labour, contributing to the success of its financial sector, its curry houses, and its football clubs. London’s economy has long been driven by migrants, from earlier continental financiers and more recent European Union citizens. Without immigration, fueled by globalization, Panayi argues, London would not have become the world city it is today.
Author : Christine Collette
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351749684
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)
Download or read book Jews, Labour and the Left, 1918–48 written by Christine Collette and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2000. With the advent of the Second World War, fascism became inextricably associated with anti-Semitism. It is hardly surprising, therefore, to find that a significant number of Jewish people were politically inclined towards the left and were actively involved in socialist movements. The essays in this volume seek to arrive at an understanding of Jewish involvement in Labour movements outside Israel from the end of the First World War to the final stages of World War Two. This was a period which saw the creation of several international socialist institutions. Gail Malmgreen looks at the American Jewish Labor Committee and examines the interaction between trades unions and the Jewish community. Deborah Osmond, Christine Collette and Jason Heppell discuss the contributions made by Jews living in Britain to Labour politics, including the Communist Party of Great Britain and the Labour and Socialist International. The reactions and stances of the British Labour party in relation to Zionism and the Holocaust are the subjects of essays by Isabelle Tombs and Paul Kelemen. David De Vries's study of the position of Jewish white-collar workers in British-ruled Palestine provides another perspective on the complex web of relationships between British and Jewish identity, class, labour and politics. An invaluable bibliography by Arieh Lebowitz of sources for the study of Jewish interaction with the American and British Labour movements completes this important survey.
Author : Dr Ann Basu
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750991658
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Fitzrovia, The Other Side of Oxford Street written by Dr Ann Basu and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the other side of the story. Before the Second World War, Ann Basu's family of Jewish tailors lived where the BT Tower stands today. At that time of high migration, the women's fashion trade and the new car industry were sweeping into Fitzrovia, Russian and German anarchists argued in its clubs, Indian revolutionaries practised at the shooting range, and popular cafes such as Lyons' transformed the social lives of workers. The Jews of Fitzrovia and Soho saw each other as being on the 'other side' of Oxford Street, and this book reflects Fitzrovia's distinctive 'inbetween-ness' – at the inner edge of central London, but separate from the West End. Putting the spotlight on Fitzrovia's enterprising twentieth-century immigrant workers, this is the history of working-class and outsider voices that have previously been muted.
Author : A. Godley
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0333993861
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (339 download)
Download or read book Jewish Immigrant Entrepreneurship in New York and London 1880-1914 written by A. Godley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2001-07-18 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How successful were the East European Jewish immigrants in London compared with the vast majority that went to New York? This critical question - one that lies at the heart of debates on Jewish modernity, ethnic and racial assimilation, and the impact of culture on entrepreneurship - is assessed systematically for the first time in this volume. Using new evidence of Jewish immigration, mobility and assimilation, Andrew Godley shows that despite similar backgrounds and opportunities, the Jews in London were far less entrepreneurial and those in New York. As the Jewish immigrants assimilated either American or British cultural values, those in New York moved en masse into self-employment, while those in London opted to remain as workers. Godley then reinterprets the broad thrust of British twentieth century economic history, emphasising how these long-standing anti-entrepreneurial and highly conservative craft cultural values among the English working classes acted as a drag on innovation, hampering industrial relations, investment and growth.
Author : Elizabeth Lomas
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135970971
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)
Download or read book Guide to the Archive of Art and Design written by Elizabeth Lomas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Archive of Art and Design at the Victoria & Albert Museum contains Britain's foremost collection of primary source material relating to art and design, particularly of the twentieth century. Established in 1978, the Archive holds over 200 archives created by individual artists, craftspeople and designers and businesses and societies involved in the manufacture and promotion of art and design products. The Guide describes each archive in detail, offering information about its creator, its contents, and related sources held both inside and outside the V&A Museum. It is an invaluable reference text for everyone with an interest in studying British art and design.
Author : Joanna Smith
Publisher : Historic England
ISBN 13 : 1848023065
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Behind the Veneer written by Joanna Smith and published by Historic England. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Shoreditch lies just north of the City of London, at the centre of a band that has become known as the 'City Fringe'. The area's greatest architectural legacy arises from the furniture trade and for almost a century - from the mid-19th to the mid-20th - Shoreditch dominated the industry as the major centre of furniture manufacturing and wholesale selling to the domestic and export markets. Following the industry's demise in the 1980s, many of its buildings have been given a new life as offices, bars or restaurants and live/work units. Shoreditch's proximity to the City has now led to enormous development pressures and a serious threat to the architectural distinctiveness of the area from commercial clean-sweep schemes and piecemeal interventions. In 2002 English Heritage formed a partnership with Hackney Council, the Greater London Authority and other relevant agencies to present a co-ordinated response and a strategic planning framework for South Shoreditch. This highly illustrated publication draws upon the findings of a comprehensive appraisal of the character and significance of the area. It will appeal to local residents and workers, architectural historians, furniture trade practitioners past and present, conservationists, planners, and visitors to the area.
Author : Saskia Coenen Snyder
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197610471
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (976 download)
Download or read book A Brilliant Commodity written by Saskia Coenen Snyder and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-18 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following diamonds from African mines to the necklines of high society women, this international history shows why Jews were central to the transatlantic gem trade and its growth into a global industry. During the late nineteenth century, tens of thousands of diggers, prospectors, merchants, and dealers extracted and shipped over 50 million carats of diamonds from South Africa to London. The primary supplier to the world, South Africa's diamond fields became one of the formative sites of modern capitalist production. At each stage of the diamond's route through the British empire and beyond-from Cape Town to London, from Amsterdam to New York City-carbon gems were primarily mined, processed, appraised, and sold by Jews. In A Brilliant Commodity, historian Saskia Coenen Snyder traces how once-peripheral Jewish populations became the central architects of a new, global exchange of diamonds that connected African sites of supply, European manufacturing centers, American retailers, and western consumers. Centuries of restrictions had limited Jews to trade and finance, businesses that often heavily relied on internal networks. Jews were well-positioned to become key players in the earliest stage of the diamond trade and its growth into a global industry, a development fueled by technological advancements, a dramatic rise in the demand of luxury goods, and an abundance of rough stones. Relying on mercantile and familial ties across continents, Jews created a highly successful commodity chain that included buyers, brokers, cutters, factory owners, financiers, and retailers. Working within a diasporic ethnic community that bridged city and countryside, metropole and colony, Jews helped build a flourishing diamond industry, notably Hatton Garden in London and the Diamond District of New York City, and a place for themselves in the modern world.
Author : Keith W. Reynard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135475458
Total Pages : 3653 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)
Download or read book Directory of Museums, Galleries and Buildings of Historic Interest in the UK written by Keith W. Reynard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 3653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique and important directory incorporates some 3,200 entries. It covers all types and sizes of museums; galleries of paintings, sculpture and photography; and buildings and sites of particular historic interest. It also provides an extensive index listing over 3,200 subjects. The directory covers national collections and major buildings, but also the more unusual, less well-known and local exhibits and sites. The Directory of Museums, Galleries and Buildings of Historic Interest in the United Kingdom is an indispensable reference source for any library, an ideal companion for researcher and enthusiast alike, and an essential purchase for anyone with an interest in the cultural and historical collections of the UK. Features include: * Alphabetically listed entries, which are also indexed by subject for ease of reference * Entries include the name and address of the organization, telephone and fax numbers, email and internet addresses, a point of contact, times of opening and facilities for visitors * A breakdown of the collections held by each organization, giving a broad overview of the main collection as a whole * Details of special collections are provided and include the period covered as well as the number of items held.
Author : Lawrence S. Freund
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1462818080
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (628 download)
Download or read book Imagine My Joy written by Lawrence S. Freund and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2001-07-27 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Yitzhak and Gita Pearl Cramer, Shimon Levi and Dobeh Blinick and their descendants is the account of one extended family but also a reflection of its times. Told in large part through first-person recollections, this family history traces the events that shaped two centuries, from Vitebsk and pre-revolutionary Czarist Russia to mid-20th Century North America. More than the author suspected when he began his research, the family progenitors and those who followed were directly affected by the major currents of the past 200 years: the edicts, anti-Semitism and heavy-handed policing of the Russian czars; the tragedy of world war; the great 19th century escape from grim impoverishment and discrimination in Europe to the bright hope of North America; economic blight and later post-war achievement. This story – reflecting the passions, dreams and humor of these people – is their legacy.
Author : Kenneth John Panton
Publisher : Historical Dictionaries of Cit
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of London written by Kenneth John Panton and published by Historical Dictionaries of Cit. This book was released on 2001 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Panton details London's growth from its foundation in Roman times to its modern place as one of the world's preeminent financial, commercial and cultural capitals. Entries cover general themes (such as immigration, housing, street markets, and health care) as well as specific topics (including individual historic buildings, financial institutions, museums, transport modes, major city center hotels and West End theaters). Significant contributors to the city's government, such as the legendary Dick Whittington, also receive attention, along with immigrant groups and major events such as the Great Fire, the Great Plague, the development of the subway system, and the growth of the Stock Exchange. In addition, a chronology details major events, there are lists of Lord Mayors and leading local government officials, and a table outlines population growth over the last two hundred years. Appendices contain borough council contact information and world wide web addresses which provide access to additional information through the Internet.
Author : Stephen W. Massil
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780853034667
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (346 download)
Download or read book Jewish Year Book 2003 written by Stephen W. Massil and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive directory of communal institutions and organisations, covering all aspects of British Jewish society and cultural and religious activities, together with details of their leading personalities. It offers an extensive guide to the primary organisations of the Jewish communities of the world and a substantial survey of Israel and its organisations having associatiions with British Jewry, including a list of Israel's overseas embassies and missions.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 868 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arthur James Wells
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1778 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 1778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rickie Burman
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Total Pages : 68 pages
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Download or read book From Prodigy to Outcast written by Rickie Burman and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
