Edition |
First electronic edition, 2016. |
Description |
1 online resource |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
"Farm workers are the faceless multitudes driving agriculture production. Many workers--men, women, and children--are injured and even killed at work. In nine essays, contributors to Farm Workers in Western Canada look at the origin, work conditions, and precarious lives of farm workers in terms of larger historical forces such as colonialism, land rights, and racism. They also examine how the rights and privileges of farm workers, including seasonal and temporary foreign workers, conflict with those of their employers, and reveal the barriers many face by being excluded from most statutory employment laws, sometimes in violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Scholars in the disciplines of sociology, Canadian history, law, and rural and labour studies, as well as policy makers, farmers, farm workers, and activists will benefit from reading Farm Workers in Western Canada."-- Provided by publisher. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Agricultural laborers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada, Western.
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Agricultural laborers -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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Western Canada. |
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Agricultural laborers. |
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Agricultural laborers -- Canada, Western -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
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Agricultural laws and legislation -- Canada, Western.
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Agricultural laws and legislation. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
McDonald, Shirley Ann, 1953- editor.
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Barnetson, Bob, 1970- editor.
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Other Form: |
Farm workers in Western Canada.: Edmonton, Alberta : The University of Alberta Press, 2016 (CaOONL)2016902850X |
ISBN |
9781772122725 9781772121384 (epub) |
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1772122726 |
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9781772122732 (mobipocket) |
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1772122734 |
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9781772122749 (pdf) |
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1772122742 |
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177212138X |
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