Politics & Power
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From ![]() Chapter 2Uses and Abuses of Rank From: Somebodies and Nobodies |
What rankism looks like and how pervasive it is in society. The psyche of bullying has its roots in rankism and creates an endless cycle of "kicking the dog." | Robert W. Fuller | 12 | 2004 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 2Capital-labour struggles better described as wars From: Law at Work |
This chapter examines how labour unions and legal reforms from the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth centuries challenged employer dominance, and how the Great Depression prompted worker-focused … | Harry Glasbeek | 16 | 2024 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 2: The New Capitalist-Colonial Order, 1890-1929 |
This chapter reviews the rise of corporate power in Canada and rapid change in the workplace marked by labour conflict and social protest, notably in the 1918 Winnipeg General Strike. | Bryan D. Palmer | 9 | 2025 | $0.90 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 3The Toll of Rank Abuse From: Somebodies and Nobodies |
The pervasiveness of rankism in history and society’s resistance to foundational change and growth. Problems with trying to subvert rank without abolishing rank are discussed. | Robert W. Fuller | 19 | 2004 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 3World War II: Promises made, fulfilled, and then diluted From: Law at Work |
This chapter looks at how labour policies changed during and after World War II, where many of the advances made by the working class were challenged in the 1930s. It also covers the many worker … | Harry Glasbeek | 28 | 2024 | $2.80 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 4The Hunger for Recognition From: Somebodies and Nobodies |
Humanity’s relentless pursuit to answer the question "who am I?" The constant drive to be Somebody and the fear of being Nobody are used to address the inner tumult of craving … | Robert W. Fuller | 15 | 2004 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 4The common law’s anti-collectivism and the impoverished right to strike From: Law at Work |
This chapter examines how competitive capitalism undermined worker solidarity by pressuring individuals to compete for jobs and accept employer conditions, which widened the divide between … | Harry Glasbeek | 39 | 2024 | $3.90 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 5The Somebody Mystique From: Somebodies and Nobodies |
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 |
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From ![]() Chapter 5How judges are programmed to define and interpret contracts of employment From: Law at Work |
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 |
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From ![]() Chapter 6Deconstructing the Somebody Mystique From: Somebodies and Nobodies |
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 |
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From ![]() Chapter 6How employers avoid the employment contract’s strictures and profit from its principles and ideology From: Law at Work |
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 |
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From ![]() Chapter 7The Quest for Dignity From: Somebodies and Nobodies |
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 |
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From ![]() Chapter 7Workers’ need to expand the scope of contracts of employment From: Law at Work |
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 |
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From ![]() Chapter 8The Anatomy of Disrespect From: Somebodies and Nobodies |
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 |
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From ![]() Chapter 8Helping employers out: A private sphere of criminal justice From: Law at Work |
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 |
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From ![]() Chapter 9The Nobody Revolution: Overcoming Rankism From: Somebodies and Nobodies |
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 |






