Taxi! a social history of the New York City cabdriver
"Taxi! is the first book-length history of New York City cabdrivers and the community they compose. From labor unrest and racial strife among cabbies to ruthless competition and political machinations, this narrative captures the people - lower-class immigrants for the most part - and their har...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press
2020.
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| Edición: | Revised edition |
| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b45016392*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The creation of the taxi man, 1907-1920
- Hack men in the jazz age, 1920-1930
- The search for order during the Depression, 1930-1940
- Prosperity during wartime, 1940-1950
- The creation of the classic cabby, 1950-1980
- Unionization and its discontents, 1960-1980
- The lease driver and proletarian, 1980-2006
- The Uber era, 2010-2019.
