e-branch
Login
My List - 0
Help
Home
My Account/Renew Loans
Community Info
KidSearch
New Catalogue!
Search
Advanced
By Format
By Number
My Searches
Can't Find it?
Find Magazine Articles & more
Problems?
Search:
Title Starts with...
Title Keyword(s)
Author/Performer/Name (Last,First)
Author/Performer/Name Keyword(s)
Subject Starts with...
Subject Keyword(s)
Series Starts with...
Series Keyword(s)
Anyword/Anywhere
List Name Keyword(s)
Refine Search
> You're searching:
Halifax Public Libraries
Item Information
Copy / Holding Information
Table of Contents
More Content
More by this author
Russell, Jason, 1968-
Subjects
Work -- Social aspects -- Canada -- History.
Labor -- Canada -- History.
Browse Catalog
by author:
Russell, Jason, 1968-
by title:
Canada, a working hi...
by call number:
306.360971 R964c
Search the Web
Russell, Jason, 1968-
Work -- Social aspects -- Canada -- History.
Labor -- Canada -- History.
MARC Display
Canada
, a working
history
/ Jason Russell.
by
Russell, Jason, 1968-
Dundurn, 2021.
Call #:
306.360971 R964c
Subjects
Work
--
Social
aspects
--
Canada
--
History
.
Labor
--
Canada
--
History
.
ISBN:
9781459746022 (hc.)
Description:
352 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Describes the ways in which
work
has been performed in
Canada
from the pre-colonial period to the present day. Since the time of European colonization, the need to obtain and ensure a steady supply of workers to drive
Canada
's economic growth has been a key objective for policy makers. This book argues that there are key themes found in the
history
of
work
in
Canada
that persist to the present day.
Work
is shaped by a wide array of influences including gender, race, ethnicity, geography, economics, and politics. It in turn shapes us when we perform it.
Work
can be paid or unpaid, meaningful or alienating, and always essential. The
work
experience led people to form unions, aspire to management roles, pursue education, form professional associations, and seek self-employment. It has been the subject of much theoretical research and academic inquiry.
Work
is often in our cultural consciousness while being pondered in song, lamented in literature, celebrated in film, and preserved for posterity in other forms of art. It has been driven by technological change, governed by laws, been the cause of disputes, and the means by which people earn a living in
Canada
?s capitalist economy. Engaging in
work
is common in all modern societies, and that there are distinct
aspects
to the
history
of
work
in
Canada
that will continue into the country?s future. Ennobling, rewarding, exhausting, and sometimes frustrating,
work
has helped define who Canadians are as people."--From publisher.
Holds:
1
Copy/Holding information
Location
Collection
Call No.
Item type
Status
Due Date
Halifax North Memorial Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
306.360971 R964c
Adult books
Checked out
Jul 20, 2024
Add Copy to MyList
Sheet Harbour Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
306.360971 R964c
Adult books
Checked in
Add Copy to MyList
Horizon Information Portal 3.24_8902M
© 2001-2013
SirsiDynix
All rights reserved.