Working People in Alberta A History
Working People in Alberta traces the history of labour in Alberta from the period of First Nations occupation to the present. Drawing on over two hundred interviews with labour leaders, activists, and ordinary working people, as well as on archival records, the volume gives voice to the people who h...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edmonton :
Athabasca University Press
2012.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009745439006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements Introduction: Those Who Built Alberta / Alvin Finkel 1 Millennia ofNative Work / Alvin Finkel 2 The Fur Trade and Early European Settlement / Alvin Finkel 3 One Step Forward: Alberta Workers 1885-1914 / Jim Selby 4 War, Repression,and Depression, 1914-1939 / Eric Strikwerda and Alvin Finkel 5 Alberta Labourand Working-Class Life, 1940-1959 / James Muir 6 The Boomers Become the Workers: Alberta, 1960-1980 / AlvinFinkel7 Alberta Labour inthe 1980s / Winston Gereluk 8 Revolution, Retrenchment, and the New Normal: The 1990s and Beyond / JasonFoster 9 Women, Labour,and the Labour Movement / Joan Schiebelbein 10 Racialization and Work / Jennifer Kelly and Dan CuiConclusion: A History to Build Upon / Alvin Finkel Notes Bibliography Contributors Index.
