The coachmen of nineteenth-century Paris : service workers and class consciousness / Nicholas Papayanis
1993, 1st edition. Baton Rouge [La.] ; London : Louisiana State University Press. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked leatherette. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #426351
ISBN: 0807118141
Physical description; xvi, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; 1. The Structure of the Parisian Cab Industry -- 2. The Police, Company Discipline, and the Coachman's Workday -- 3. The Coachmen: A Statistical Profile -- 4. The Cabbies of the CGV -- 5. Unions and Newspapers in the Corporation of Parisian Coachmen -- 6. Coachmen, International Expositions, and Strikes -- 7. Coachmen and the Automobile. Subjects; 1800-1899. Coaching (Transportation) France Paris History 19th century. Coach drivers France Paris History 19th century. Class consciousness France Paris History 19th century. Cab and omnibus service. Class consciousness. Coach drivers. Coaching (Transportation).
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