Labouring lives
Paul Craven
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Labouring lives
by Paul Craven
Published
June 1995
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Pages
622
ISBN-13
9780802075949
ISBN-10
0802075940
Description
For twenty years, labour and working-class history has emphasized the struggle for workplace control between skilled craftsmen and factory owners in Ontario's major industrial cities. This preoccupation not only has left the great majority of the province's working people in the shadows of history, but has isolated labour history from such other 'new histories' as women's history, ethnic history, and the history of mobility. This collaborative volume argues for a more nuanced account of the diversity of working people's experience in the nineteenth century. It presents detailed studies of a broad range of occupations and institutions that figured prominently in workers' lives. These include the more common jobs - farm labour, housework, lumbering - and the more pervasive institutions - the church, the law, the family - as well as new accounts of industrial labour in small-town factories and on the railways. The themes explored include class formation, the nature and meaning of work, labour relations, and the character of economic and social change in nineteenth-century Ontario.
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How many pages are in Labouring lives?
This edition of Labouring lives has approximately 622 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Labouring lives?
For most readers, Labouring lives typically takes between 12h 58m and 8h 38m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 155,500 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 10h 22m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 21 days • Estimated word count: 155,500 words
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What is the word count of Labouring lives?
The estimated word count for Labouring lives is approximately 155,500 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Labouring lives?
Labouring lives was written by Paul Craven.
When was Labouring lives published?
The publication date for this specific edition is June 1995. The original work may have been published on a different date.