Labour Studies
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From  Creating a Future |
Wendy Kitts recounts the story of Karen. The chapter discusses her focus on working, her daughter Emma, moving to New Brunswick, getting her GED, her struggles with learning math, and hopes to … | Wendy Kitts | 6 | 2009 | $0.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Creatures of Impossible and Tremendous Beauty |
In “Creatures of Impossible and Tremendous Beauty” the author recounts their experiences with femininity and being “like a girl.” Discussing childhood expectations and … | Lori Fox | 19 | 2022 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Critical Love Letter to the PSUW |
Cindy and Adriane conclude the book with a Critical Love Letter about women’s labour education in general and specific points about the PSUW. They take a feminist view of the historical and … | Adriane Paavo; Cindy Hanson | 7 | 2019 | $0.70 Add |
 Curing AffluenzaHow to Buy Less Stuff and Save the World |
Affluenza has not just changed the world, it has also changed the way we see the world. Short of money? Borrow some. Caught in the rain? Buy an umbrella. Thirsty? Buy a bottle of water and throw … | Richard Denniss | 288 | 2018 | View |
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From  David is CandidFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of a man named David who hires sex workers. A personal discussion about the ethical questions surrounding sex work. | Keri Cull | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Decision and ChoiceThe Efficient Unconscious and the Effort of Intention From: The Power Manual |
Decision and Choice, introduces the idea that the key lever in interactions is choice, the power to choose for oneself and, very carefully, others — more broadly, the ability to make … | Cyndi Suarez | 5 | 2018 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Defining PrioritiesFrom: Class Action |
In Defining Priorities Hanson explores the ever-evolving focus of education. Topics discussed in the chapter include “special education,” educational experts authority over teachers, … | Andy Hanson | 44 | 2021 | $4.40 Add |
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From  Development as Remittances or Development as Freedom?Exploring Canada’s Temporary Migration Programs from a Rights-based Approach |
Discusses development and Canada’s temporary migration programs, focusing on methods and terminology, problematic policies of "managed migration" and moving from meeting needs to … | Kerry Preibisch | 28 | 2012 | $2.80 Add |
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From Diagnosing the DiseaseFrom: Curing Affluenza |
Chapter 1 focuses on defining or diagnosing ‘affluenza’, discussing topics including environmental destruction, global inequality, culture of wasteful materialism, technological … | Richard Denniss | 26 | 2018 | $2.60 Add |
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From Digging Holes |
Marilyn Lerch recounts the story of Joe. The story discusses dropping out of high school, helplessness, shame, abuse, self-doubt, and his journey to receiving his GED (General Educational Development). | Marilyn Lerch | 5 | 2009 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Discovering Left PoliticsFrom: The Fire and the Ashes |
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. | Andrew Jackson | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! DisplacedFrom: Wanda’s War |
Chapter 5 explores Wanda’s experiences during the ensuing chaos at the end of the war in Germany from a forced labourer’s perspective. The chapter discusses topics including the abuse … | Marsha Faubert | 12 | 2023 | $1.20 Add |
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From  NEW! DIY Defunding the PoliceHow Winnipeg Sex Workers Stopped the Police from Taking Drivers’ Money |
In DIY Defunding the Police the Sex Workers of Winnipeg Action Coalition (SWWAC) a volunteer collective made up of sex workers, activists, and other allies, advocates for the decriminalization … | Sex Workers of Winnipeg Action Coalition | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Does the TPP Work for Workers? |
Suggests that the TPP’s Labour Protection Standards are not what they claim to be and are not effectively enforceable as exemplified by opposition fron Labour Organizations. | Angella MacEwen; Laura Macdonald | 15 | 2016 | $1.50 Add |
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From  Doing Social ResearchIntentionally Exploring Social Life From: Making Sense of Society |
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 … | Alex Khasnabish | 39 | 2022 | $3.90 Add |
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From Dragon PresenceFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of a dancer in St. John’s Newfoundland named Chelsea. A discussion of the challenges sex workers face in maintaining their mental health, as well as accounts of the … | Keri Cull | 22 | 2017 | $2.20 Add |
