Jos Baars
02 November 2018 - 11:00
Volunteer
- E-mail: jos.baars@iisg.nl
- Department: Collection Preservation and Public Services
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Plants, People and Work
The project Plants, People and Work: The Social History of Cash Crops in Asia, 18th to 20th Centuries started in 2007with a 500,000 euro grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (N.W.O.). It fits in the central 'Global Labour History' research program of the IISH.
Potosí: producing silver for the world
The silver trade powered global connections for more than three centuries, and from 1450 to 1800, 85% of the world’s silver originated from the Americas.
History of Work - HISCO
This project aims at creating an occupational information system that is both international and historical, and simultaneously links to existing classifications used for present-day conditions.
On Coerced Labor Work and Compulsion after Chattel Slavery
Linden, M. van der & M. Rodríguez Garciá, On Coerced Labor Work and Compulsion after Chattel Slavery (Leiden and Boston, Brill, 2016).
Labor History in Africa Special Section of History in Africa. A Journal of Method
This publication explains why it is important to include the history of labor and labor relations in Africa in Global Labor History.
Colonialism, institutional change and shifts in global labour relations
Hofmeester, K. & P. de Zwart, Colonialism, institutional change and shifts in global labour relations (Amsterdam 2018, AUP).
Karin Hofmeester
Director Research
Stefano Bellucci
Senior Researcher
Ulbe Bosma
Senior Researcher IISH and professor of Comparative Social History at the VU University Amsterdam
Gijs Kessler
Senior Researcher
Filipa Ribeiro da Silva
Senior Researcher
Matthias van Rossum
Senior Researcher
Sjaak van der Velden
Fellow
Rombert Stapel
Senior Researcher
Richard Zijdeman
Head of the Data & Augmentation department, Senior Researcher
Marcel van der Linden
Fellow
The Netherlands Collection Guide
Traditionally, acquisitions related to the Netherlands have included socialism and the labor movement in the 19th and 20th centuries. Since the 1970s, the social movement has expanded to include environmental issues, human rights, squatters, and similar subjects. The legacy of these new social movements can be found at the IISH as well.
International Organizations Collection Guide
International organizations figure prominently in the collections at the IISH.
Researchers
The IISH research group consists of around 10 senior researchers, added by a varying number of postdoc researchers and PhD students. In addition, the IISH receives Fellows, Honorary Fellows and Guest Researchers. All in all, the research group consists of 30-40 researchers.
Beyond Marx. Theorising the Global Labour Relations of the Twenty-First Century
Linden, M. van der & K. H. Roth (eds.), Beyond Marx. Theorising the Global Labour Relations of the Twenty-First Century (Leiden and Boston, Brill, 2013).
Global Labour History
Global Labour History is not a theory but a field of attention. It concerns the history of all those people who through their work have built our modern world - not only wage labourers, but also chattel slaves, sharecroppers, housewives, the self-employed, and many other groups.
On the Waterfront 6
On the Waterfront is the semi-annual magazine of the IISH. This is issue 6
On the Waterfront 10
On the Waterfront is the semi-annual magazine of the IISH. This is issue 10
On the Waterfront 18
On the Waterfront is the semi-annual magazine of the IISH. This is issue 18
On the Waterfront 22
On the Waterfront is the semi-annual magazine of the IISH. This is issue 22
On the Waterfront 24
On the Waterfront is the semi-annual magazine of the IISH. This is issue 24
On the Waterfront 30
On the Waterfront is the semi-annual magazine of the IISH. This is issue 30
On the Waterfront 31
On the Waterfront is the semi-annual magazine of the IISH. This is issue 31 (2016)
Handbook Global History of Work
The Handbook Global History of Work provides an overview of research findings of the daily routines of workers in different parts of the world and how they have changed over time. It also seeks to be the basis of further research.
