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The Origins of the Peruvian Labor Movement, 1883–1919
In January 1919 the Peruvian government issued a decree establishing the eight-hour work day—the culmination of thirty years of struggle by Peru’s works and evidence of the increasing influence of the labor movement in Peruvian politics and society. Beginning in October 1883 at the time of Treaty of Ancón terminating four years of warfare with Chile, Peru’s workers started a thirty-year effort to become an active and influential sector of society. They formed organizations, actively participated in the nation’s political life, engaged in industrial agitation—all revealing a growing class consciousness and an ability to compel both employers and governments to respond to their demands. Blanchard’s analysis and insights into the economic factors underlying Peru’s labor unrest also extends to labor developments and the modernization process throughout Latin America.
We Were an Island
A couple set out on a bold and vigorous quest for independence and a more essential way of life on a Maine island
Under the Flags of Freedom
During the wars for independence in Spanish South America (1808-1826), thousands of slaves enlisted under the promise of personal freedom and, in some cases, freedom for other family members. Blacks were recruited by opposing sides in these conflicts and their loyalties rested with whomever they believed would emerge victorious. The prospect of freedom was worth risking one's life for, and wars against Spain presented unprecedented opportunities to attain it. Much hedging over the slavery issue continued, however, even after the patriots came to power. The prospect of abolition threatened existing political, economic, and social structures, and the new leaders would not encroach upon what we...
A History of the Family of Peter and Mary Ann [Haley] Blanchard
This is the story of Peter Blanchard, a French Canadian immigrant, and Mary Haley, an Irish American, who began their lifelong journey together in New Orleans in the 1850s. It is a story of their strength and resilience, of raising a family there through the hard times of the Civil War, and of later moving to Pascagoula, Mississippi, where they established businesses and prospered despite living through events that periodically devastated their community. It is also the story of the families and lives of four generations of their descendants.
Fearful Vassals
Following the creation of the viceroyalty of Río de la Plata in 1776, the elites of Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Montevideo turned time and again to the Spanish crown for intercession, mediation, and support to maintain their privileged position during the tumultuous years before the May Revolution of 1810. Their loyalty was in part a result of the social status, political opportunities, and economic benefits that produced their privileged style of life. But of greater importance were the various internal and external factors that threatened their privileges, including inter-group rivalries, the presence of subversive ideas linked to the French Revolution, growing numbers of black slaves who engaged in various forms of resistance, indigenous groups who blocked the exploitation of the viceroyalty’s resources, Portuguese interlopers, and British imperial ambitions that culminated with the invasions of the viceroyalty in 1806 and 1807. To retain their privileges and their tenuous hold over the region, the viceroyalty’s urban elites looked to Spain for help, ensuring their continuing loyalty to the Spanish crown in increasingly troubling times.
Go Team!
All of us in the today's workforce are called upon more and more to work effectively in teams. But do you know how to build a team that truly takes advantage of the knowledge, experience, and motivation of its members? Most of us don't, and we quickly become frustrated, give up, and opt to go it alone-not a good solution in today's business environment. Fortunately, there is a better way. Here, expert authors Ken Blanchard, Alan Randolph, and Peter Grazier outline a 3-step process that will help you transform any kind of team into a Next-Level Team-one that uses all team members' ideas and motivation more effectively, makes better use of team members' and team leaders' time, and generates be...
The Law of Company Receiverships in Australia and New Zealand
Second edition of a law text, originally published in 1982, which considers the law of company receivership in both Australia and New Zealand. Extensive revision has been made due to changes in the statute law in both countries - including Corporations Law in Australia (as extensively amended as from 23 June, 1993); the Receiverships Act 1993 (in force from 1994), and the Companies Act 1993 in New Zealand. Includes an index, table of cases and table of statutes. Peter Blanchard is a judge of the High Court of New Zealand and Michael Gedye is lecturer in commercial law at the University of Auckland.
The White Nuns
The White Nuns considers Cistercian women and the women who were their patrons in a clear-eyed reading of narrative texts and administrative records. In rejecting long-accepted misogynies and misreadings, Constance Hoffman Berman offers a robust model for historians writing against received traditions.
