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050 00 a| HE5614.4.N7b| M38 2005;

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100 1 a| Mathew, Biju.=| ^A597744;

245 10 a| Taxi! :b| cabs and capitalism in New York City /c| Biju Mathew.;

260 a| New York :b| New Press,c| 2005.;

300 a| xii, 228 pages ;c| 20 cm;

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337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-219) and index.;

505 0 a| Prologue : the distance between two victories -- 1. Roots of victory : the taxi strikes of 1998 -- 2. Horse hiring : abolition and return -- 3. The age of greed, or what's neoliberalism got to do with it? -- 4. The reinvention of the yellow cab -- 5. Punish and discipline : race in the new urban space -- 6. The borders of globalization : negotiating the metropolis -- 7. Imperial amnesia;

520 a| "... Draws extensively on interactions with the drivers themselves to tell the story of an industry that has come to typify the ruthless exploitation of modern business"--Jacket.;

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Taxi! : cabs and capitalism in New York City / Biju Mathew.

Author/creator	Mathew, Biju
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : New Press, 2005.
Description	xii, 228 pages ; 20 cm
Subjects	Taxicabs--New York (State). --New York. Taxicab drivers--Labor unions. --New York (State). --New York. Strikes and lockouts--Transport workers. --New York (State). --New York.

Contents	Prologue : the distance between two victories -- 1. Roots of victory : the taxi strikes of 1998 -- 2. Horse hiring : abolition and return -- 3. The age of greed, or what's neoliberalism got to do with it? -- 4. The reinvention of the yellow cab -- 5. Punish and discipline : race in the new urban space -- 6. The borders of globalization : negotiating the metropolis -- 7. Imperial amnesia
Abstract	"... Draws extensively on interactions with the drivers themselves to tell the story of an industry that has come to typify the ruthless exploitation of modern business"--Jacket.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-219) and index.
LCCN	2004061053
ISBN	156584811X (hbk.)
ISBN	9781565848115 (hbk.)

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