Ruth Bleasdale

Rough Work

Labourers on the Public Works of British North America and Canada, 1841-1882

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Rough Work is an accessibly written yet rigorous study of the galvanization of a major segment of Canada’s labour force over four decades of social and economic transformation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 137mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781487521998
• ISBN-10: 1487521995
• Artikelnr.: 47973722

Autorenporträt

Ruth Bleasdale is an assistant professor in the Department of History at Dalhousie University.

Inhaltsangabe

Tables
Maps and Illustrations
Introduction
Chapter One: Contracting on Public Works, 1841-1882
Chapter Two: The Labour Force
Chapter Three: The Work
Chapter Four: The Living
Chapter Five: Boundaries of Belonging, 1840s and 1850s
Chapter Six: Redefining the Boundaries of Belonging through the 1870s
Chapter Seven: Defining a Community of Interests, 1840s and 1850s
Chapter Eight: Labour Unity and Militance on Public Works through the 1870s
Conclusion
Appendix A: Location of Contracts on the Intercolonial Railway and Third
Welland Canal
Appendix B: Work and Wages (Tables 1-5)
Appendix C: Strikes on Public Works (Tables 5-7 )
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