Using industrial disputes to teach about economic geography

Journal of Geography

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 229-241

  Herod, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

General motors; Strikes; Unions; United auto workers

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; LABOR RELATIONS; TEACHING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033500830     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221349908978889     Document Type: Article

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