Farm workers in Western Canada : injustices and activism /

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"Farm workers are the faceless multitudes driving agriculture production. Many workers--men, women, and children--are injured and even killed at work. In nine essays, contributors to Farm Workers in Western Canada look at the origin, work conditions, and precarious lives of farm workers in term...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: McDonald, Shirley Ann, 1953- (Editor ), Barnetson, Bob, 1970- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press, 2016.
Edición:First electronic edition, 2016.
Temas:
Agricultural laborers > Legal status, laws, etc. > Canada, Western.
Agricultural laborers > Canada, Western > Social conditions.
Agricultural laws and legislation > Canada, Western.
Travailleurs agricoles > Droit > Canada (Ouest)
Travailleurs agricoles > Canada (Ouest) > Conditions sociales.
Droit rural > Canada (Ouest)
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Agricultural laborers > Legal status, laws, etc.
Agricultural laborers > Social conditions.
Agricultural laws and legislation.
Western Canada.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • One. Capitalist farms, vulnerable workers / Bob Barneston
  • Two. The personal experiences of an Alberta farm worker and activist / Darlene A. Dunlop with Shirley A. McDonald
  • Three. Georgic themes and myths of entitlement in the life writing of prairie settlers / Shirley A. McDonald
  • Four. Cows, meat, people / Michael J. Broadway
  • Five. A temporary program for permanent gains? / Jill Bucklaschuk
  • Six. Working away / Zane Hamm
  • Seven. Farming the Constitution / Jennifer Koshan, Gianna Argento, Delna Contractor, Brynna Hambly (Takasugi), Paul Kennett, C.F. Andrew Lau, J. Graham Martinelli, Robin C. McIntyre, Nelson Medeiros, Heidi Rolfe, and Kay Elizabeth Turner
  • Eight. BC-Grown / Kerry Preibisch
  • Nine. Labouring in the "four-season paradise" / Patricia Tomic and Ricardo Trumper.

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