Labour

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
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 …		504		View
From Head of the Mercantile Community of Boston SECTION ONE - From ships’ captains to captains of industry From: A Distinct Alien Race View Baraka Books	The chapter first looks at the story of the merchant Thomas Handasyd Perkins and the New England textile industry, using this merchant’s life and beliefs as a case study. It also examines …	David Vermette	13	2018	$1.30 Add
From NEW! “How to Finish the Job” From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter examines the transformation of labour relations inOntario’s construction industry during the early 1970s, centring on Local 183’s business manager Stefanini and his …	Gilberto Fernandes	13	2026	$1.30 Add
From How to Think About the Future From: Escape from Overshoot View New Society Publishers	In this chapter the author explores ways of thinking about the future, and how they have changed over time.	Peter Victor A.	10	2023	$1.00 Add
From NEW! “I Built an Empire” From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter examines how John Stefanini reshaped Local 183, a construction labourers’ union, during the mid-1970s.	Gilberto Fernandes	14	2026	$1.40 Add
From Index From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men View James Lorimer and Company	Index	Dan Black	10	2019	$1.00 Add
From Index From: Winnipeg 1919 View James Lorimer and Company		Norman Penner	8	2019	$0.80 Add
From Index From: The Canadian Labour Movement View James Lorimer and Company	Index of topics.	Charles Smith; Craig Heron	8	2020	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Into a New Century, 2000-09 From: Leading Progess View Between The Lines	This chapter describes how the PIPSC dealt with issues in the first decade of the 2000s, including Y2K and the globalization of computer systems, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Canadian war …	Jason Russell	29	2020	$2.90 Add
From Introduction The Urgent Need for Wartime Labour From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men View James Lorimer and Company	A short history about why the British and French began to recruit Chinese labourers and formed the Chinese Labour Corps, and the role Canada and Harry Livingstone played in this history. (Chapter …	Dan Black	27	2019	$2.70 Add
From Introduction From: The Canadian Labour Movement View James Lorimer and Company	Author Craig Heron introduces the reader to the broad outlines of economic and social development in Canada that helped to shape the Canadian labour movement since the mid-nineteenth century. It …	Charles Smith; Craig Heron	14	2020	$1.40 Add
From Introduction From: Winnipeg 1919 View James Lorimer and Company	Norman Penner provides a brief summary of the events of the strike and subsequent legal action and provides context for the documents that make up the text, as well as a disussion of the role …	Norman Penner	16	2019	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: Leading Progess View Between The Lines		Jason Russell	7	2020	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Introduction Canadian Mining in a Time of Violence, Corruption, and Impunity in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala From: Testimonio View Between The Lines		Catherine Nolin; Grahame Russell	11	2021	$1.10 Add
From Introduction From: Through the Mill View Baraka Books		Gail Cuthbert Brandt	7	2018	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: Wanda’s War View Goose Lane Editions	In the Introduction, author Marsha Faubert, reflects on meeting her husband George, his family, and her mother in law Wanda (Gizmunt) Surdykowski, a Polish immigrant. The chapter explores …	Marsha Faubert	15	2023	$1.50 Add