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Book Title: Sunshine Was Never Enough : Los Angeles Workers, 1880-2010
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 6in
Author: John H. M. Laslett
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Labor & Industrial Relations, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Idaho, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), General, Sociology / Urban
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: History, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 20.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 460 Pages
