Labour Studies

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Children vs. Work

From: Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract

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In the second chapter, the author articulates the importance of work and the way it confers legitimacy, and then looks carefully at the distinction between exploitative and non-exploitative child … 17 $1.70 Add
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Discovering Left Politics

From: The Fire and the Ashes

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This chapter details Jackson’s political awakening, the radicalism of the NDP in the 1960s, and his time at the LSE, where he studied with the Marxist theorist Ralph Miliband. 15 $1.50 Add
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Doing Social Research

Intentionally Exploring Social Life

From: Making Sense of Society

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In Chapter 2, Khasnabish examines the process of how social research is conducted by anthropologists, sociologists, and practitioners in other related disciplines and the problems that can arise … 39 $3.90 Add
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Early Union Struggles in Canada

From: Building a Better World Third Edition

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Feminism and Transformation

The Prairie School for Union Women

From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling

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Cindy joins Adriane to descibe two community-based participatory action research projects they initiated with the Prairie School for Union Women’s Steering Committee. The first project … ; 11 $1.10 Add
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From Deregulation to Crisis

From: Bankrupticies & Bailouts

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I Pay Top Price

From: Rock Paper Sex

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The firsthand account of a man named mike, who is a engages in the services of sex workers in St. Johns. A discussion of the relationships clients can form with sex workers and the internal … 6 $0.60 Add
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Introduction

From: A New Kind of Union

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An introduction to the development Canadian labour has undergone in the 21st century. Highlights some of the key players and organizations in the creation of Unifor as well as gives background … 12 $1.20 Add
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Introduction to the Second Edition

From: Winnipeg 1919

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Norman Penner discusses the impact that the first edition of Winnipeg 1919 had upon its publication in 1973 and the role that the Winnipeg strike has had in shaping the Canadian labour movement … 5 $0.50 Add
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Keeping Global Capitalism Afloat

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

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This chapter examines how remittances play a crucial role within global capitalism. Remittances reinforce a pattern of migration from the Global South to the North, increasingly necessary for … 9 $0.90 Add
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Lessons and Linkages

Building a Framework for Analyzing the Relationships between Gender, Globalization and the Fisheries

From: Changing Tides

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Making Immigrant Workers

From: Fight Back

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Manchester to Mumbai

From: Fixing Fashion

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In Manchester to Mumbai, the author explains his path to the fashion industry before delving into the following topics: the roots of global trade; labor, guilds and slavery; the India trade and … 22 $2.20 Add