Labour Studies

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From Chapter 5 The Somebody Mystique From: Somebodies and Nobodies View New Society Publishers	Understanding the power of consensus, the tenacity of status quo, and the draw of belonging as the enemy of change and dismantling rank. Explores the human want for belonging and acceptance, and …	Robert W. Fuller	15	2004	$1.50 Add
From Chapter 5 How judges are programmed to define and interpret contracts of employment From: Law at Work View Between The Lines	This chapter explains how the legal system and the rules and decisions which show the law lives comfortable with differential treatment, prioritizes property rights and employer interests often …	Harry Glasbeek	14	2024	$1.40 Add
From Chapter 6 Labour Challenges at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century From: The Canadian Labour Movement View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter traces the emergence of new forces within the Canadian labour movement aimed at revitalizing it: nationalists upset with the close connection to US labour, Quebec workers determined …	Charles Smith; Craig Heron	34	2020	$3.40 Add
From Chapter 6 Deconstructing the Somebody Mystique From: Somebodies and Nobodies View New Society Publishers	Dispelling the somebody mystique will require the creation of a new understanding of somebodies. Just as we are weaned from our parents, so must we demystify our idols if we are to realize …	Robert W. Fuller	16	2004	$1.60 Add
From Chapter 6 How employers avoid the employment contract’s strictures and profit from its principles and ideology From: Law at Work View Between The Lines	The story shared in this chapter highlights the measures capitalists will take to escape legal regulations that try to restrict their profit-maximization drive. It also describes how capitalists …	Harry Glasbeek	25	2024	$2.50 Add
From Chapter 7 The Struggle Continues From: The Canadian Labour Movement View James Lorimer and Company	Chapter seven examines the impact that the triumph of neo-liberalism had on the Canadian labour movement in the 1990s and the early 2000s. It includes the many state measures introduced to …	Charles Smith; Craig Heron	26	2020	$2.60 Add
From Chapter 7 The Quest for Dignity From: Somebodies and Nobodies View New Society Publishers	Indignity signals an abuse of power—or put the other way round, the abuse of power is incompatible with the principle of inviolate human dignity. Rooting out rankism therefore represents an …	Robert W. Fuller	12	2004	$1.20 Add
From Chapter 7 Workers’ need to expand the scope of contracts of employment From: Law at Work View Between The Lines	This chapter discusses the ways in which capitalists seek for ways to maximize profits, including finding ways to pass the costs of making profits on to others and pressuring governments to …	Harry Glasbeek	27	2024	$2.70 Add
From Chapter 8 The Anatomy of Disrespect From: Somebodies and Nobodies View New Society Publishers	Dissects rank relationships, the power, and respect imbalance between individuals in various settings. Extols the importance of naming, identifying, and understanding rankism as it exists in …	Robert W. Fuller	34	2004	$3.40 Add
From Chapter 8 Helping employers out: A private sphere of criminal justice From: Law at Work View Between The Lines	This chapter discusses how the contract of employment is a contract of submission. It highlights the ways the law also ensures that it is a contract of subordination, giving ownership of the …	Harry Glasbeek	32	2024	$3.20 Add
From NEW! Chapter 8: Deindustrialization and the Maritimes in the 1920s From: Capitalism and Colonialism View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter traces the rise and fall of foreign-controlled companies such as British Empire Steel Corporation in Nova Scotia headed by Roy Wolvin.	Bryan D. Palmer	9	2025	$0.90 Add
From Chapter 9 The Nobody Revolution: Overcoming Rankism From: Somebodies and Nobodies View New Society Publishers	The fundamental human truth with which non-rankist governance structures must conform in that dignity is not negotiable. Rank and dignity are independent in principle and must be disconnected in …	Robert W. Fuller	16	2004	$1.60 Add
From Chapter 9 Helping employers out: A private sphere of criminal justice From: Law at Work View Between The Lines	This chapter examines how governments determined which businesses are essential to the public welfare during the COVID-19 pandemic. It argues that labeling employees essential workers functions …	Harry Glasbeek	21	2024	$2.10 Add
From Children vs. Capitalism From: Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract View Coach House Books	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 …	Darren O'Donnell	17	2018	$1.70 Add
From Children vs. Mammalian Diving Reflex From: Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract View Coach House Books	In this chapter, the author unpacks the insights that emerged from collaborations between the Mammalian Diving Reflex company and projects with children. He describes the collaboration method …	Darren O'Donnell	42	2018	$4.20 Add
From Children vs. Social Acupuncture From: Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract View Coach House Books	The author first explains what he means by social acupuncture, and why it is his preferred method of social change promotion. Then he offers case studies of his collaboration between his …	Darren O'Donnell	23	2018	$2.30 Add