History Of Work Information System

We offer information on occupations in the past:
  • Tens of thousands of occupational titles from countries and languages around the world from the sixteenth to the twentieth century
  • linked to short descriptions of the content of the work
  • linked to images and iconographic essays on the world of work
  • a bibliography on the world of work and links to related websites
  • information on social class schemes and occupational stratification scales such as respectively HISCLASS and HISCAM
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HISCO(International Institute of Social History)
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Feb 27, 2016
The Historical International Standard Classification of Occupations (HISCO) allows for all occupational titles in the world from the 18th to the 20th century to be ordered, connected and linked to short descriptions of activities of work. HISCO has a tree-like structure with 9 'm...
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