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The article presents abstracts of various publications on industrial relations selected by the Institute of Industrial Relations Library of the University of California at Berkeley which includes "The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream," by Steve Viscelli, "Charleston in Black and White: Race and Power in the South after the Civil Rights Movement," by Steve Estes and "Discrimination at Work: Comparing European, French, and American Law," by Marie Mercat-Bruns

The article presents Internet resources concerning industrial relations. These include the Center for Equitable Growth at http://ceg.berkeley.edu/index.html that promotes research that explores ideas for achieving economic growth that is fairly distributed and the Center for the Study of Inequality at http://inequality.cornell.edu/ that is devoted to understanding patterns, causes, and consequences of social and economic inequality.

The article reviews several websites on labor and employment including Center for Urban Research, Graduate Center CUNY at www.gc.cuny.edu/CUR, LSE Cities at lsecities.net/, and National Center for Children in Poverty at www.nccp.org.

The article presents abstracts of internet resources on industrial relations selected by the Institute of Industrial Relations Library of the University of California at Berkeley which includes work from websites of California Coalition on Workers' Compensation (CCWC), Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) and Education Policy Initiative (EPI)

A bibliography is presented of publications chosen for the Institute of Industrial Relations Library at the University of California, Berkeley, including information on "Public Sector Shock: the Impact of Policy Retrenchment in Europe," edited by Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead.

A bibliography on the subject of industrial relations is presented, which includes the books "A Renegade Union: Interracial Organizing and Labor Radicalism" by Lisa Phillips, "Detroit's Cold War: The Origins of Postwar Conservatism" by Colleen Doody, and "American Immigration After 1996: The Shifting Ground of Political Inclusion" by Kathleen R. Arnold.

A bibliography of books published in 2012 on the subject of industrial relations is presented, including information on "Back to Full Employment," by Robert Pollin; "Corporate Strategy and Firm Growth: Creating Value for Shareholders," by Angelo Dringoli; and "The Docks," by Bill Sharpsteen.

The article lists several books related to the industrial relations including "Banded Together: Economic Democratization in the Brass Valley," by Jeremy Brecher, "Chicanas of 18th Street: Narratives of a Movement from Latino Chicago," by Leonard G. Ramirez, Yanelli Flores, Maria Gamboa, and colleagues, and "Ethnic Diversity in European Labor Markets: Challenges and Solutions," edited by Martin Kahanec and Klaus F. Zimmermann.

The article offers brief information on several books including "Blessed Are the Organized: Grassroots Democracy in America," by Jeffrey Stout, "Economists and Societies: Discipline and Profession in the United States, Britain, and France, 1890s to 1990s," by Marion Fourcade, and "The Fundamentals of Labour Administration," by Giuseppe Casale and Alagandram Sivananthiran.

Abstracts are presented for several books including the titles "And They Were Wonderful Teachers: Florida's Purge of Gay and Lesbian Teachers," "Diversity at Work," and "Harmonizing Work, Family, and Personal Life."

Abstracts are presented to several articles selected by the Institute of Industrial Relations Library of the University of California at Berkeley, including "America Works: Critical Thoughts on the Exceptional U.S. Labor Market, by Richard B. Freeman, "At the Point of Production: The Social Analysis of Occupational and Environmental Health," edited by Charles Levenstein, and "Beyond the Boycott: Labor Rights, Human Rights, and Transnational Activism," by Gay W. Seidman.

An annotated bibliography of books about industrial relations including "The American Workplace: Skills, Pay and Employment Involvement" edited by Casey Ichniowski, David I. Levine, Craig Olson, and George Strauss; "Benefits and Beyond" by Thomas E. Murphy; and "The Changing Face of Medicine: Women Doctors and the Evolution of Healthcare" by Ann K. Boulis and Jerry A. Jacobs.

The article presents a list of recent publications related to industrial relations, including "A Future of Good Jobs? America's Challenge in the Global Economy," edited by Timothy J. Bartik and Susan Houseman, "Class Struggle and Resistance in Africa," edited by Leo Zeilig and "Free Labor: Workfare and the Contested Language of Neoliberalism," by John Krinsky.

The article reviews several websites including the Alliance for Financial Inclusion, located at http://www.afi-global.org/, Center for a Secure Retirement, located at http://www.centerforasecureretirement.com/, and Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW), located at http://www.new-nyc.org/.

A list of recent publications on industrial relations is presented. Books mentioned include "Copper Workers, Union Struggles, and Domestic Policies in Cold War Chile," by Angela Vergara, "Ethnic Solidarity for Economic Survival: Korean Greengrocers in New York City," by Pyong Gap Min, and "The International Mobility of Talent: Types, Causes, and Development Impact," edited by Andres Solimano.

The article presents a series of abstracts of publications selected by the Institute of Industrial Relations Library at the University of California at Berkley, which includes "Ageing and the Labor Market in Japan: Problems and Policies," edited by Koici and Hiromi Kato, "Ageing Labor Forces: Promises and Prospects," edited by Philip Taylor, and "America's Social Health: Putting Social Issues Back on the Public Agenda," by Marque-Luisa Miringoff and Sandra Opdycke.

The article focuses on 2006 publications relating to industrial relations, including: "Citizenship Under Fire: Democratic Education in Times of Conflict," by Sigal R. Ben-Porath; "Democracy's Promise: Immigrants and American Civic Institutions," by Janelle S. Wong; "Economic Justice in an Unfair World: Toward a Level Playing Field," by Ethan B. Kapstein; "The Invisible Safety Net: Protecting the Nation's Poor Children and Families," by Janet M. Currie; "Nursing against the Odds: How Health Care Cost Cutting, Media Stereotypes, and Medical Hubris Undermine Nurses and Patient Care," by Suzanne Gordon; and many others.

This article presents a list of recent publications selected by the Institute of Industrial Relations Library at the University of California at Berkeley. Among the selections is "Asian Labor in the Wartime Japanese Empire: Unknown Histories," edited by Paul H. Kratoska. The book presents an assessment of Japan's wartime labor markets, and explores the recruitment of workers throughout the Japanese empire. Also listed is "Creativity Diversity Capital: Transnational Migrants in Montreal, Washington, and Kyiv," by Blair A. Ruble.

The article presents information on several books on industrial relations, including "Creativity and Space: Labour and the Restructuring of the German Advertising Industry," by Joachim Thiel, "Employment With a Human Face: Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Voice," by John W. Budd, "The Ethics of Human Resources and Industrial Relations," edited by John W. Budd and James G. Scoville, "High-Tech Industries in China," by Chien-Hsun Chen and Hui-Tzu Shih, Chung-Hua and ""If the Workers Took a Notion": The Right to Strike and American Political Development," by Josiah Bartlett Lambert.

Reviews several books about industrial relations. "City of Clerks," by Jerome P. Bjelopera; "From Welfare to Workfare," by Jennifer Mittelstadt; "The Global Evolution of Industrial Relations: Events, Ideas & the IIRA," by Bruce E. Kaufman; "Law and Employment," edited by James J. Heckman and Carmen Page.

Reviews several books. "The African American Urban Experience: Perspectives From the Colonial Period to the Present," edited by Joe Trotter, Earl Lewis, and Tera Hunter; "American Labor: A Documentary Collection," edited by Melvyn Dubofsky and Joseph A. McCartin; "American Labor and the Cold War," by Robert W. Cherny, William Issel, and Kieran Walsh Taylor; "Backlash Against Welfare Mothers," by Ellen Reese; "Beasts of the Field," by Richard S. Street

Reviews several books related to industrial relations. "Between Work and Leisure: The Common Ground of Two Separate Worlds," by Robert A. Stebbins; "Black Life on the Mississippi: Slaves, Free Blacks, and the Western Steamboat World," by Thomas C. Buchanan; "Black Workers' Struggle for Equality in Birmingham," edited by Horace Huntley and David Montgomery; "The Blue Eagle at Work," by Charles J. Morris.

This section presents several abstracts on industrial relations issues. The problem of illegal child labor continues to haunt the modern economy. It persists within the U.S., and some indicators suggest that the problem is growing. Child laborers are found in all sectors of employment, including textiles, jewelry, and machine shops in the Northeast and farm labor and supermarket food processing in the Southeast and West. On the other hand, with the increasing globalization of tourism and the systems to make tourism profitable, conditions for employees are now influenced not only by the local job market and economy but also by decisions that may be made far away from their locale. Raymond F. Gregory, a lawyer specializing in employment and discrimination law, explores the pervasive realities of sexual harassment, which can be both covert and overt. He provides guidance for female victims of this behavior and also addresses the issues facing those who have experienced same-sex harassment. He analyzes sexual harassment from the perspective of existing federal law and outlines the rights of victims, both the injunctive rights of restraining orders and monetary relief. The Welfare for the Unemployed in Britain and Germany book evaluates the question of whether unemployment benefits should be insurance-based or means-tested. The analysis is based on a comparison of the impact of the British and German benefit systems in the 1990s.

Reviews several books. "Advancing Democracy: African Americans and the Struggle for Access and Equity in Higher Education in Texas," by Amilcar Shabazz; "Age as an Equality Issue: Legal and Policy Perspectives," edited by Sandra Fredman and Sarah Spencer; "Building Movement Bridges: The Coalition of Labor Union Women," by Silke Roth.

Reviews several books. "For All These Rights: Business, Labor, and the Shaping of America's Public-Private Welfare State," by Jennifer Klein; "Identity in Democracy," by Amy Gutmann; and "Principles of Economic Sociology," by Richard Swedberg.

This article presents information on the books selected by the Institute of Industrial Relations Library University of California, Berkeley. Some of the books selected are "At Your Service? Comparative Perspectives on Employment and Labor Relations in the European Private Sector Services," edited by Jon Erik D∅lvik; "Breaking the Watch: The Meaning of Retirement in America," by Joel S. Savishinsky; "Crossing the Great Divide: Worker Risk and Opportunity in the New Economy," by Vicki Smith; "The Economics of Labor Unions," edited by Alison L. Booth; "The End of Baseball As We Knew It: The Players Union, 1960-81," by Charles P. Korr; "Fighting for the Farm: Rural America Transformed," edited by Jane Adams.

The article contains brief summaries of recent publications. The books include 'At Home and Abroad: U.S. Labor Market Performance in International Perspective,' by Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn, 'Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Mexican Immigration in an Era of Free Trade,' by Douglas S. Massey, Jorge Durand, and Nolan J. Malone, 'Child Labor: An American History,' by Hugh D. Hindman, 'Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector: The Experience of Eight States,' edited by Joyce M. Najita and James L. Stern, 'The Europeanisation of Industrial Relations: National and European Processes in Germany, UK, Italy and France,' by Wilhelm Eberwein, Jochen Tholen, and Joachim Schuster, 'The Future of Private Sector Unionism in the United States,' edited by James T. Bennett and Bruce E. Kaufman, 'Industry and Environment in Latin America,' edited by Rhys Jenkins, 'The Job Training Charade,' by Gordon Lafer, 'Putting Work in its Place: A Quiet Revolution,' by Peter Meiksins and Peter Whalley, 'Strikebreaking and Intimidation: Mercenaries and Masculinity in Twentieth-Century America,' by Stephen H. Norwood, 'Trade Unions and Oligopolies in Vertically Structured Industries,' by Thomas Grandner, 'Unions in a Globalized Environment: Changing Borders, Organizational Boundaries, and Social Roles,' edited by Bruce Nissen, and 'Writing the Wrongs: Eva Valesh and the Rise of Labor Journalism,' by Elizabeth Faue.

This article contains abstracts of several recent industrial relations-related publications. Publications include 'A Communist Front at Mid-Century'; 'The Conquest of Labor'; 'Death of the Spirit in the American Workplace'; 'Industrial Cowboys'; 'Migrant Labour in Japan'; 'Models of Employee Participation in a Changing Global Environment'; 'Paradoxes of Labour Reform'; 'The Politics of Whiteness'; 'Stalking, Harassment, and Murder in the Workplace'; 'The Twenty-First-Century Firm'; 'Understanding Organizational Evolution'; 'Voices from the Shopfloor: Dramas of the Employment Relationship'; and 'The Waterman's Song.'

This article presents information about several books which were published recently. Some of the books are as follows: "Divergent Paths: Economic Mobility in the New American Labor Market," by Annette Bernhardt, Martina Morris, Mark S. Handcock and Marc A. Scott. The authors examine the prospects for upward mobility for workers in an economic landscape that only distantly reflects traditional and sentimental views of American upward mobility. "Culture of Misfortune: An Interpretative History of Textile Unionism in the United States," by Clete Daniel Ithaca. The author studies the failure of the Textile Workers Union of America to effectively organize textile workers, which is widely regarded as the most critical setback for American unions. "Giving Meaning to Economic, Social and Cultural Rights," edited by Isfahan Merali and Valerie Oosterveld. In this collection of essays, the contributors call for the reintegration of economic, social, and cultural rights into the human rights agenda. The essays are divided into three sections. First, the contributors examine traditional concepts about human rights that made their categorization possible and suggest a broader conceptual framework. In the second section they discuss how an integrated approach produces more meaningful analysis of individual economic, social and cultural rights.

Presents several books related to industrial relations. 'Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Evolution of Work,' by Richard Donkin; 'Boards at Work: How Directors View Their Rolls and Responsibilities,' by Philip Stiles and Bernard Taylor; 'The Formation of Inter-Organizational Networks,' edited by Mark Ebers.

A list of books which explore industrial relations is presented.

Books that relate to industrial relations are listed, and they include: "Behind the Label: Inequality in the Los Angeles Apparel Industry"; "Beyond Slavery: Explorations of Race, Labor, and Citizenship in Post-Emancipation Societies"; "Black Working Wives: Pioneers of the American Family Revolution"; "California in the New Millennium: The Changing Social and Political Landscape"; "Changing Work Relationships in Industrialized Economies"; "Civilizing Capitalism: The National Consumers' League, Women's Activism, and Labor Standards in the New Deal Era"; "Collective Bargaining for Health and Safety: A Handbook for Unions"; "Construction Workers, U.S.A."; "Enabling Knowledge Creation: New Tools for Unlocking the Mysteries of Tacit Understanding".

Various publications on industrial relations are presented based on the selections of the Institute of Industrial Relations Library of the University of California-Berkeley. These include the books "AlabamaNorth: African-American Migrants, Community, and Working-Class Activism in Cleveland, 1915-1945," by Kimberly Phillips, "Becoming Citizens: The Emergence and Development of the California Women's Movement, 1880-1911," by Gayle Gullett, "Black Workers Remember: An Oral History of Segregation, Unionism and the Freedom Struggle," by Michael Honey, and "Cyber-Marx: Cycles and Circuits of Struggle in High-Technology Capitalism," by Nick Dyer-Witheford and "Challenging the Myths of Fair Employment Practices," by Richard Barrett.

The article reviews several web sites including Alliance for a Just Society located at http://allianceforajustsociety.org/, Bay Area Council Economic Institute located at http://www.bayareaeconomy.org/, and Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) located at http://www.clasp.org/.

The article reviews several web sites on industrial relations including http://www.africaresearchinstitute.org/ from the Africa Research Institute, http://www.caimmigrant.org/ from the California Immigrant Policy Center and http://www.neweconomics.org/ from the New Economics Foundation.

Several books related to industrial relations are discussed. Labor relations in Europe are discussed in "Between Bargaining and Politics: An Introduction to European Labor Relations," by Hans Slomp. Author Andrew Bard Schmookler employed a fictional Internet conversation for readers in the book "Debating the Good Society: A Quest to Bridge America's Moral Divide". Arguments on the exemplification of political economy are discussed in the book "Digital Capitalism: Networking the Global Market System," by Dan Schiller.