| Description |
1 online resource (257 pages) |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
In-depth look at social, political, and economic conditions affecting farm workers' struggles for their rights |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Agricultural laborers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada, Western
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Agricultural laborers -- Canada, Western -- Social conditions
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Agricultural laws and legislation -- Canada, Western
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Agricultural laborers -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Agricultural laborers -- Social conditions
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Agricultural laws and legislation
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Western Canada
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bucklaschuk, Jill
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Contractor, Delna
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Dunlop, Darlene A
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Hambly (Takasugi), Brynna
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Hamm, Zane
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Kennett, Paul
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Koshan, Jennifer
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McDonald, Shirley A
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Barnetson, Bob
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| ISBN |
9781772122749 |
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1772122742 |
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