The National Union of Plantation Workers: The History of the Plantation Workers of Malaya 1946-1958
by Charled Gamba
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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About This Item
Singapore: Donald Moore, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Good. The author, a leading expert on labour law, relates the history of how plantation workers, originally imported from India as indentured labourers, transformed their working conditions through forming unions. Their experiences inspired many other groups of workers to follow suit to develop a strong labour movement in Malaya and Singapore during the immediate post independence years. Good Hardback. First Edition. 292 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight: 0.9kg. Post free within Malaysia This is an ex-library book with labels on the inside back cover and opposite page and stamps on the text block and inside front cover. The binding is tight and there is minimal tanning throughout.
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- Seller
- The Penang Bookshelf (MY)
- Seller's Inventory #
- ML480
- Title
- The National Union of Plantation Workers: The History of the Plantation Workers of Malaya 1946-1958
- Author
- Charled Gamba
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Donald Moore
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Malaysia - Malaya - Plantation Workers - Union History
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- First Edition
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