It's a Working Man's Town
Title | It's a Working Man's Town PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas William Dunk |
Publisher | McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Employment (Economic theory) |
ISBN | 9780773524835 |
In a valuable addition to the debate on the nature of contemporary working-class culture, Thomas Dunk shows that the function and meaning of gender, ethnicity, popular leisure activities, and common-sense knowledge are intimately linked with the way an individual's experience is structured by class. After reviewing the principal theoretical problems relating to the study of working-class culture and consciousness, Dunk provides a detailed ethnographic analysis of "the Boys" – the male working-class subjects of this study. Male working-class culture, he argues, contains both the seeds of a radical response to social inequality and a defensive reaction against alternative social practices and ideas. In a new forward, Dunk contextualizes the original text with regard to the debates about class and masculinity that have occurred since the book was first published.
Working on Earth
Title | Working on Earth PDF eBook |
Author | Christina Robertson |
Publisher | University of Nevada Press |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2015-02-25 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0874179645 |
This collection of essays examines the relationship between environmental injustice and the exploitation of working-class people. Twelve scholars from the fields of environmental humanities and the humanistic social sciences explore connections between the current and unprecedented rise of environmental degradation, economic inequality, and widespread social injustice in the United States and Canada. The authors challenge prevailing cultural narratives that separate ecological and human health from the impacts of modern industrial capitalism. Essay themes range from how human survival is linked to nature to how the use and abuse of nature benefit the wealthy elite at the expense of working-class people and the working poor as well as how climate change will affect cultures deeply rooted in the land. Ultimately, Working on Earth calls for a working-class ecology as an integral part of achieving just and sustainable human development.
Black Enterprise
Title | Black Enterprise PDF eBook |
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Pages | 56 |
Release | 1972-04 |
Genre | |
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BLACK ENTERPRISE is the ultimate source for wealth creation for African American professionals, entrepreneurs and corporate executives. Every month, BLACK ENTERPRISE delivers timely, useful information on careers, small business and personal finance.
Kiss the kids for dad, Don’t forget to write
Title | Kiss the kids for dad, Don’t forget to write PDF eBook |
Author | Y.A. Bennett |
Publisher | UBC Press |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2010-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0774858923 |
Between 1916 and 1918, Lance-Corporal George Timmins, a British-born soldier who served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, wrote faithfully to his wife and children. Sixty-three letters and four fragments survived. These letters tell the compelling story of a man who, while helping his fellow Canadians make history, used letters home to remain a presence in the lives of his wife and children, and who drew strength from his family to appreciate life's simple pleasures. Timmins's letters offer a rare glimpse into the experiences relationships, and quiet heroism, of ordinary soldiers on the Western Front.
Canadian History: Confederation to the present
Title | Canadian History: Confederation to the present PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Brook Taylor |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 1994-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780802076762 |
"In these two volumes, which replace the Reader's Guide to Canadian History, experts provide a select and critical guide to historical writing about pre- and post-Confederation Canada, with an emphasis on the most recent scholarship" -- Cover.
Acoustic Jurisprudence
Title | Acoustic Jurisprudence PDF eBook |
Author | James E. K. Parker |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0198735804 |
Acoustic Jurisprudence provides the first detailed study of the trial of Simon Bikindi, who was convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda of inciting genocide with his songs. Using Bikindi as a case study, the book develops the many relations between law and sound, and the importance of sound in legal practice more widely.
Retirement Without Borders
Title | Retirement Without Borders PDF eBook |
Author | Barry Golson |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 435 |
Release | 2008-12-09 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1416594647 |
Barry Golson knows all about retiring abroad -- he and his wife, Thia, have lived in six different countries. Now they choose expatriate-friendly locales around the world for their low cost and their high quality of living and explain how to investigate and settle in each country with minimum hassle and maximum pleasure. Taking you step-by-step through the process of researching, testing, and finally living abroad, the Golsons' practical how-to guide covers all the major issues, including health care, finances, real estate, taxes, and immigration. Each location is profiled by an expatriate writer who has made that country his or her home and who knows how to answer all the questions about living richly and economically in some of the world's most beautiful places.