Politics & Power

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
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 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 NEW! Class War Waged from Above, 1975–2000 From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Palmer examines the decline of Canadian labour movement from the 1970s to the 1990s. Provincial government officials fought civil servants over wages and weakened unions’ …	Bryan D. Palmer	13	2026	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Class War Waged from Below, 1960–75 From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Palmer describes how younger workers in the 1960s-70s challenged union hierarchies through direct job action and spontaneous strikes. He details how Canadian postal employees …	Bryan D. Palmer	8	2026	$0.80 Add
From Climate Change and Labour in the Energy Sector From: Climate@Work View Fernwood Publishing		John Calvert; Marjorie Griffin Cohen	29	2013	$2.90 Add
From Climate Change and Work and Employment in the Canadian Postal and Courier Sector From: Climate@Work View Fernwood Publishing		Geoff Bickerson; Meg Gingrich; Sarah Ryan	16	2013	$1.60 Add
From Climate, Work and Labour: The International Context The International Context From: Climate@Work View Fernwood Publishing		Carla Lipsig-Mummé	20	2013	$2.00 Add
Climate@Work Fernwood Publishing	Climate@Work addresses this deficit by systematically tackling the question of the impact of climate change on work and employment and by analyzing Canada’s conservative silence towards …	Carla Lipsig-Mummé	200	2013	View
Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890 A New History for the Twenty-First Century James Lorimer and Company	Colonialism and Capitalism: A New History of Canada offers readers access to a clear-eyed understanding of Canada’s past, explaining how recently-acknowledged dark facts about our history …	Bryan D. Palmer	450	2024	View
From Conceptions of Working Lilfe and Labour Law From: If You're In My Way, I'm Walking View Fernwood Publishing		Thom Workman	24	2005	$3.84 Add
From NEW! Conclusion From: Leading Progess View Between The Lines	In the concluding chapter, Russell suggests that the key moment in PIPSC’s history occurred in 1967, when the Public Service Staff Relations Act allowed federal public servants to unionize.	Jason Russell	16	2020	$1.60 Add
From Conclusion: Freedom of Movement for People, Not Capital From: Essential Work Disposable Workers View Fernwood Publishing	In the conclusion to this book, Heneway discusses capitalism as an economic system, and once again breaks down the impact of globalization on trade and labour.	Mostafa Henaway	10	2023	$1.00 Add
From Counterplanning from the Kitchen From: Patriarchy of the Wage View Between The Lines	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, …	Silvia Federici	17	2021	$1.70 Add
From Decision and Choice The Efficient Unconscious and the Effort of Intention From: The Power Manual View New Society Publishers	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
From Doing Social Research Intentionally Exploring Social Life From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	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