Factory History
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Industrial architects in early twentieth century faced the so-called ‘factory problem’. It had two important components that were interrelated: On the one hand the plant’s spatial order, and on the other hand the quest for more effective... more
Die Mechanisierung und Rationalisierung der Industriearbeit im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert führte zu tiefgreifenden Veränderungen des Arbeitsalltags. Permanenter technischer und organisatorischer Wandel am Arbeitsplatz verlangte vielfältige... more
В статье рассмотрена проблема сходств и различий фабричного и частично мануфактурного производства в России XVIII – начала XX в. и колониальной Индии XIX – начала XX в. Проведено сравнение крупных предприятий двух стран по 11 параметрам,... more
This articles shows from a gender perspective how in twentieth century Germany the sciences of work dealt with the problems of the factory’s spatial order and the human factor. Starting in the 1920s, workers were no longer regarded as... more
Uno sguardo diverso sull'architettura industriale, che ne osserva non solo volumi e facciate, ma anche gli spazi interni, le cui caratteristiche la rendono comprensibile e abitabile a chi nelle sue stanze agisce e si muove. Quasi cento... more
Kadir Has Üniversitesi Mimarlık Fakültesi ARCH410 Graduation Seminar dersi kapsamında herkese açık olarak devam eden konuşmalar serisinin bu haftaki konuğu, “İşyeri mekanı üzerinden neler, nasıl ve neden okunabilir?” başlıklı konuşması... more
It is an interesting time to write about factories. The once very popular industrial workplace has lost its charm for labour historians with the geographical and thematic broadening of the field. As theoretical interventions encompassing... more
The process of formation of the labor society and the emergence of the industrial proletariat in one of the pioneering industrialization regions of the State of São Paulo, such as Ituana, did not constitute something isolated from the... more
In der Arbeitswissenschaft und in der Fabrikpraxis rückte eine Frage nach 1910 ins Zentrum: Wie kann der Faktor Mensch effektiv in die Produktion eingebracht werden? Zugespitzt: Wie werden aus apathischen Arbeitern interessierte... more
En este trabajo se pretende conocer el funcionamiento y rentabilidad de una fábrica de aceite en una época de recuperación de España tras una guerra civil. En el municipio de La Muela se abre una fábrica de aceite a manos de Pablo Bielsa... more
The Fourth Conference of the European Labour History Network (ELHN) will take place, from 30 August to 3 September 2021, in Vienna, at Vienna University.
The deadline for abstract submission is 25 September 2020.
The deadline for abstract submission is 25 September 2020.
The factory once loomed large in national historiographies. As the emblematic locus of industrialization, the industrial plant nurtured the core soul of capitalism: the relations of production on the shop floor. Labour historians once... more
The aim of this paper is to examine the activities of the autonomous trade union movement that emerged in Greece after the fall of the military dictatorship in 1974. The legitimization of the Greek Communist Party (KKE) appeared to... more