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CAPITAL AND LABOUR IN THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FOREST INDUSTRY, 1934-74
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| By: |
Gordon Hak |
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Paperback |
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£27.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0774813083 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780774813082 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 2007 |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
The history of British Columbia's economy in the 20th century is bound to the development of the forest industry. This book approaches this link from the perspective of workers and employers in the industry, examining the two main institutions that structured this relationship during the Fordist era: the companies and the unions. |
| Synopsis: |
The history of British Columbia's economy in the twentiethcentury is inextricably bound to the development of the forestindustry. In this comprehensive study, Gordon Hak approaches the forestindustry from the perspectives of workers and employers, examining thetwo main sets of institutions that structured the relationship duringthe Fordist era: the companies and the unions.Drawing on theories of the labour process, Fordism, and discursivesubjectivity, Hak relates daily routines of production andprofit-making to broader forces of unionism, business ideology,ecological protest, technological change, and corporate concentration.The struggle of the small-business sector to survive in the face ofcorporate growth, the history of the industry on the Coast and in theInterior, the transformations in capital-labour relations during theperiod, government forest policy, and the forest industry'sencounter with the emerging environmental movement are all consideredin this eloquent analysis.With its critical historical perspective, Capital and Labour inthe British Columbia Forest Industry will be essential reading foranyone interested in the business, natural resource, political, social,and labour history of the province. |
| Illustrations: |
19 b&w illustrations, 2 maps |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
University of British Columbia Press |
| Prizes: |
Long-listed for George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in BC Writing and |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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