Class, Inequality & Oppression

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
An Economy of Well-Being Common-sense tools for building genuine wealth and happiness New Society Publishers	In the face of political, financial, and environmental upheaval, it’s difficult to slow down and build lives of mindfulness and joy. These things are within reach, but how can we go about …	Mark Anielski	242	2018	View
Beyond Shelters Solutions to Homelessness in Canada from the Front Lines	This book offers essays by experienced shelter managers who address the future of the homeless shelter in Canada. This diverse collection includes contributions by leaders in the homelessness …		256		View
Black Cop My 36 years in police work, and my career-ending experiences with official racism James Lorimer and Company	Calvin Lawrence became a cop at age twenty. He was recruited by the Halifax police department at a time of heightened racial tension in the city. From the start, some fellow African Canadians …	Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe	272	2019	View
NEW! Border and Rule Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Nationalism Fernwood Publishing	In Border and Rule, one of North America’s foremost thinkers and immigrant rights organizers delivers an unflinching examination of migration as a pillar of global governance and gendered …	Harsha Walia	320	2021	View
Cops, Crime and Capitalism The Law-and-Order Agenda in Canada Fernwood Publishing	Framed within a Marxist class analysis that highlights the way in which state power and capitalist social relations are racialized and gendered, Gordon’s study locates law and order …	Todd Gordon	175	2006	View
Criminalizing Race, Criminalizing Poverty Welfare Fraud Enforcement in Canada Fernwood Publishing	The criminalization and penalization of poverty through increased surveillance and control of welfare recipients in recent years has led many poverty advocates to claim that “a war against …	Kiran Mirchandani; Wendy Chan	102	2007	View
NEW! Critical Perspectives on Social Control and Social Regulation in Canada Fernwood Publishing	How does social regulation shape who is “deviant” and who is “normal”? Critical Perspectives on Social Control and Social Regulation in Canada is an introduction to the …	Carolyn Brooks; James Popham; Mitch D. Daschuk	512	2020	View
Decolonizing Academia Poverty, Oppression, and Pain Fernwood Publishing	Poetic, confrontational and radical, Decolonizing Academia speaks to those who have been taught to doubt themselves because of the politics of censorship, violence and silence that sustain the …	Clelia O. Rodríguez	148	2019	View
Experiencing Difference Fernwood Publishing	Difference is a fundamental aspect of our human existence. This anthology emerges from the editor’s attempts to navigate the complex, variable and unpredictable materiality of difference. …	Carl E. James	333	2012	View
Health and Wealth How Social and Economic Factors Affect Our Well-Being	This book looks at the well-known link between social equality and the health and well-being of a country’s population, with a Canadian perspective and using Canadian data. As of 1999, when …		136		View
How Societies Work Class, Power, and Change Fernwood Publishing	In 2011, protesters around the world – including Canada – called for changes to the societies in which they live. Many observers were asking: “What do they want?” Some …	Joanne Naiman	367	2012	View
NEW! Oppression A Social Determinant of Health, 2nd Edition Fernwood Publishing	In this current environment, it is urgent to understand how oppression and health are closely connected. Oppression: A Social Determinant of Health offers a thorough and accessible overview of …	Elizabeth A. McGibbon	264	2021	View
Resistance and Renewal Surviving the Indian Residential School Arsenal Pulp Press	One of the first books published to deal with the phenomenon of residential schools in Canada, Resistance and Renewal is a disturbing collection of Native perspectives on the Kamloops Indian …	Celia Haig-Brown	172	1988	View
Ruling Canada Corporate Cohesion and Democracy Fernwood Publishing	Ruling Canada critically examines Canada’s “economic elite”–a collection of the country’s richest and most powerful individuals, many of whom preside over …	Jamie Brownlee	168	2005	View
Social Inclusion Canadian Perspectives Fernwood Publishing	How is the concept of social inclusion evolving in policy terms? Are we moving toward a common understanding or definition? What does social inclusion mean for issues like poverty and the growing …	Anver Saloojee; Ted Richmond	264	2005	View
The Age of Increasing Inequality The Astonishing Rise of Canada's 1% James Lorimer and Company	For 35 years, Canada has become vastly wealthier, but most people have not. This book documents the dramatic and rapid growth in inequality. It identifies the causes. It proposes meaningful steps …	Lars Osberg	248	2018	View