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Bienfait : the Saskatchewan miners' struggle of '31 /

"Against all odds, the miners of Bienfait, Saskatchewan, attempted, in 1931, to change their miserable situation by organizing a union. Exploring the social consequences of capitalist restructuring during the Great Depression, Stephen Endicott focuses on the miners' tumultuous thirty-day s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Endicott, Stephen Lyon, 1928-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Bienfait Coalfields
  • 2 John Billis and Family
  • 3 Boruk's Boarding House
  • 4 August: Gaining Momentum
  • 5 September: On Strike
  • 6 Strikers versus the Strip Mine
  • 7 The Parade
  • 8 Sticking with the Union
  • 9 The Trials
  • 10 Spreading of Seeds
  • Appendix I. Changing Organization of Capital in the Bienfait/Estevan Coalfields
  • Appendix 2. Proposed Contract, Estevan District
  • Appendix 3. History of Union Organization in Bienfait/Estevan Coalfields
  • Notes
  • Annotated Bibliography
  • Illustration CreditsIndex
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • W
  • Illustrations