labor

Provides students and other readers with the information they need to explore workers' rights and think critically about the worldwide implications of the global issue.

A history of labor in the United States from colonial times through the end of the twentieth century, looking at efforts to win the rights men and women enjoy in the modern workplace, and discussing key individuals in the fight for health and safety standards, minimum wage, fair on-the-job treatment, and the forty-hour work week.

Traces the development of manufacturing in Europe from the simple process of making axes in ancient times to the sophisticated factories that exist today.

When Wittilda the witch is forced to look for a job, she finds her broom-flying ability comes in handy in applying for a job delivering pizzas.

Explores ancient Roman jobs for the rich and the poor, discussing emperors, soldiers, priests, priestesses, tradesmen, woman's work, craftspeople, farmers, slaves, fighters, and charioteers.