Labour Studies

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Children vs. Capitalism

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

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In the first chapter, the author explores the ways in which including the deep participation of children in as many areas of life as possible could disrupt capitalism in ways that support social … 17 $1.70 Add
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Conceptions of Working Lilfe and Labour Law

From: If You're In My Way, I'm Walking

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Context

From: Fight Back

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Counterplanning from the Kitchen

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

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This chapter responds to recent attacks on Wages for Housework, exploring feminism, capitalism, and marxism. It touches on topics such as the glorification of the family and unpaid labour, … 17 $1.70 Add
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Creatures of Impossible and Tremendous Beauty

From: This Has Always Been a War

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In “Creatures of Impossible and Tremendous Beauty” the author recounts their experiences with femininity and being “like a girl.” Discussing childhood expectations and … 19 $1.90 Add
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Diagnosing the Disease

From: Curing Affluenza

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Chapter 1 focuses on defining or diagnosing ‘affluenza’, discussing topics including environmental destruction, global inequality, culture of wasteful materialism, technological … 26 $2.60 Add
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Effective Interactions

Supremacist Power and Liberatory Power

From: The Power Manual

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There are three core propositions in chapter 1, Effective Interactions, drawing on the work of Michel Foucault and bell hooks: (1) that there are both supremacist and liberatory ways to act out … 4 $0.40 Add
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Empire, War and Revolution

From: Big Business and Hitler

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Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels examines the situation in Germany from 1900-1919 that led to Hitler’s rise to power paying particular focus on the German elite of aristocrats and … 12 $1.20 Add
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Facilitation Training for Union Women

The Saskatchewan Experience

From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling

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Chapter One discusses course facilitation at the Prairie School for Union Women. Adriane and Barb have both designed and led facilitation-training courses at the school, and their passion and … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Farm Worker Exceptionalism

Past, Present, and the post-Fraser Future

From: Constitutional Labour Rights in Canada

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Discusses farm worker exceptionalism, specifically considering how the Fraser case has effected this, as well as the history of farm worker exceptionalism, the role of the Charter and the future … 27 $2.70 Add
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Foreword

From: A New Kind of Union

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Peter Kennedy, Unifor’s former secretary treasurer, briefly explains why he is proud to have played a part in the creation of Unifor. 4 $0.40 Add
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Foreword to the Second Edition

From: Winnipeg 1919

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W.A Pritchard, one of the eight tried for seditious conspiracy following the 1919 strike, recalls his role in the strike and discusses the importance of the book. 2 $0.20 Add
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Free Markets and the Decline of Unions and Good Jobs

From: Boom, Bust and Crisis

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Head of the Mercantile Community of Boston

SECTION ONE - From ships’ captains to captains of industry

From: A Distinct Alien Race

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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 … 13 $1.30 Add
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Inequality, The Profit System and Global Crisis

From: Bankrupticies & Bailouts

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