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Constructing BoundariesDeborah Bernstein
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Constructing Boundaries

306 pagesFirst published 20002 editions
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"Constructing Boundaries examines the competition, interaction, and impact among Jewish and Arab workers in the labor market of Mandatory Palestine. It is both a labor market study, based on the Split Labor Market Theory, and a case study of the labor market of Haifa, the center of economic development in Mandatory Palestine. Bernstein demonstrates the impact of the pervasive national conflict on the relations between the workers of the two nationalities and between their labor movements. She analyzes the attempts of Jewish workers to construct boundaries between themselves and the Arab…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
PaperbackState University of New York Press20002779780791445402
HardcoverState University of New York Press20003369780791445396
JewsPalestinian ArabsEthnic relationsEconomic conditionsLabor movementLabor marketEmploymentHistory