Labour

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
A Distinct Alien Race The Untold Story of Franco-Americans - Industrialization, Immigration, Religious Strife Baraka Books	“The French number more than a million in the United States…. They are kept a distinct alien race, subject to the Pope in matters of religion and of politics. Soon…they will govern you, …	David Vermette	394	2018	View
Bent out of Shape Shame, Solidarity, and Women's Bodies at Work Between The Lines	Award-winning ergonomist Karen Messing is talking with women—women who wire circuit boards, sew clothes, clean toilets, drive forklifts, care for children, serve food, run labs. What she …	Karen Messing	276	2021	View
Gender & Sexuality Canadian History Through the Stories of Activists Fernwood Publishing	The freedoms and liberties that every community, workplace and individual in Canada enjoys are due to the many struggles and social movements in our country’s history. Yet the stories, …	Scott Neigh	217	2012	View
Harry Livingstone’s Forgotten Men Canadians and the Chinese Labour Corps in the First World War James Lorimer and Company	HARRY LIVINGSTONE was a small town doctor from Listowel, Ontario when he felt the pull of patriotism that led him to volunteer in the First World War. In 1917, Livingstone found himself embarking …	Dan Black	504	2019	View
NEW! Leading Progess The Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada, 1920–2020 Between The Lines	On February 6, 1920, a small group of public service employees met for the first time to form a professional association. A century later, the Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada …	Jason Russell	272	2020	View
The Canadian Labour Movement A Short History James Lorimer and Company	The Canadian Labour Movement tells the story of Canada’s workers since the mid-nineteenth century, painting a vivid picture of key developments, such as the birth of craft unionism, the …	Charles Smith; Craig Heron	240	2020	View
The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History Third Edition James Lorimer and Company	In The Canadian Labour Movement, historian Craig Heron tells the story of Canada’s workers from the mid-nineteenth century through to today, painting a vivid picture of key developments …	Craig Heron	252	2012	View
NEW! The Fire and the Ashes Rekindling Democratic Socialism Between The Lines	In The Fire and the Ashes, long-time union economist and policy analyst Andrew Jackson looks back on a fascinating career in the labour movement, the NDP, and left politics, combining keen …	Andrew Jackson	180	2021	View
Through the Mill Girls and Women in the Quebec Cotton Textile Industry, 1881-1951 Baraka Books	Girls and women were essential to industrialization in Canada, particularly in the cotton textile industry, which was concentrated in Quebec. In 1891, for example, more than 2000 girls and women …	Gail Cuthbert Brandt	324	2018	View
Winnipeg 1919 The Strikers' Own History of the Winnipeg General Strike James Lorimer and Company	On May 15, 1919 workers from across Winnipeg, ranging from metal workers to telephone operators, united to spark the largest worker revolt in Canadian history. Even the Winnipeg police voted to …	Norman Penner	340	2019	View
From NEW! A Life on the Left From: The Fire and the Ashes Preview Between The Lines	In the opening chapter, Jackson describes his book as "part personal memoir, part historical analysis, and part political manifesto." He also discusses how the labour movement has been …	Andrew Jackson	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From Foreword From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men Preview James Lorimer and Company	Wright notes that Black’s history of Canada and the Chinese Labour Corps is previously untold and a significant contribution to the historiography of the First World War.	Glenn Wright	3	2019	$0.30 Add
From NEW! Forward and Preface From: Testimonio Preview Between The Lines	-	Catherine Nolin; W. George Lovell	8	2021	$0.80 Add
From Introduction From: The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History Preview James Lorimer and Company	Uses fictional names to exemplify the particular movements that the book discusses. A short concise history of the labour movement in Canada and what we need to understand about it in the social …	Craig Heron	13	2012	$1.30 Add
From Introduction From: Gender & Sexuality Preview Fernwood Publishing	-	Scott Neigh	17	2012	$1.87 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: Leading Progess Preview Between The Lines	-	Jason Russell	7	2020	$0.70 Add

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