Politics & Power

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Introduction From: The Power Manual View New Society Publishers	Why do power relations matter in social change, or for any of us who care about living the best life we can live? Because we have to be clear about the type of power we seek. We need power to …	Cyndi Suarez	4	2018	$0.40 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: Leading Progess View Between The Lines		Jason Russell	7	2020	$0.70 Add
From Introduction From: Patriarchy of the Wage View Between The Lines		Silvia Federici	7	2021	$0.70 Add
From Introduction From: Law at Work View Between The Lines	Glasbeek introduces the central ideas explored throughout the book, highlighting how the law is structured to maintain systems of oppression under capitalism.	Harry Glasbeek	9	2024	$0.90 Add
From Introduction From: Climate@Work View Fernwood Publishing		Carla Lipsig-Mummé	3	2013	$0.30 Add
From Introduction: Beyond the Silos Toward a Social Justice Social Science From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In the introduction author Alex Khasnabish explains how the primary purpose of this book is to critically explore what social research is, what it does, and what it is and isn’t good for. The …	Alex Khasnabish	5	2022	$0.50 Add
From Just-in-Time Workers for Just-in-Time Distribution From: Essential Work Disposable Workers View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter focuses on how the rise of just-in-time distribution, a sector of growing importance to global capitalism, has been fuelled with the rise of just-in-time employment — meaning a …	Mostafa Henaway	11	2023	$1.10 Add
From Keeping Global Capitalism Afloat From: Essential Work Disposable Workers View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter examines how remittances play a crucial role within global capitalism. Remittances reinforce a pattern of migration from the Global South to the North, increasingly necessary for …	Mostafa Henaway	9	2023	$0.90 Add
Law at Work The Coercion and Co-option of the Working Class Between The Lines	This book uncovers how the legal system, through its structures and mechanisms, legitimizes and reinforces the exploitation of workers. Using historic and contemporary examples, Glasbeek …	Harry Glasbeek	354	2024	View
NEW! Leading Progess The Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada, 1920–2020 Between The Lines	On February 6, 1920, a small group of public service employees met for the first time to form a professional association. A century later, the Professional Institute of the Public Service Canada …	Jason Russell	272	2020	View
From Living Together Family, Kinship, and Social Bonds From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 5, Khasnabish examines the concept of the family– its structures and relations. Few other concepts carry as much weight in terms of signifying relations of mutual obligation, …	Alex Khasnabish	25	2022	$2.50 Add
From Magic Words From: We Have Received a Complaint View sut	In this chapter, Malone examines how specific legal phrases in workplace complaints—termed "magic words"—compel formal investigations that may be disproportionate to the …	Matt Malone	17	2023	$1.70 Add
From Making a Living Economies and Ecologies From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 7, Khasnabish explores the diverse bundle of human activity that we often refer to as “economic activity,” which he refers to as “making a living.” The chapter focuses on exploring the …	Alex Khasnabish	34	2022	$3.40 Add
From Making Meaning, Making Sense Communication and Belief From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 6, Khasnabish explores some of the critical elements in our collective capacity to make sense out of the world. The chapter focuses on the use of language, and discusses topics …	Alex Khasnabish	27	2022	$2.70 Add
NEW! Making Sense of Society Power and Possibility	Grounded in the sister disciplines of sociology and anthropology, this textbook is an accessible and critical introduction to contemporary social research. Alex Khasnabish eschews the common …		273		View
From Making Society Bringing the World into Being From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 3, Khasnabish examines social order as a complex amalgamation of material practices, relationships, institutions, and ideologies which create a society. In a very real sense, each of …	Alex Khasnabish	26	2022	$2.60 Add