About BC Books Online
BC Books Online was created for anyone interested in BC-published books, and with librarians especially in mind. We'd like to make it easy for library staff to learn about books from BC publishers - both new releases and backlist titles - so you can inform your patrons and keep your collections up to date.
Our site features print books and ebooks - both new releases and backlist titles - all of which are available to order through regular trade channels. Browse our subject categories to find books of interest or create and export lists by category to cross-reference with your library's current collection.
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Description
This collection of essays offers a comprehensive examination of the working class experience in British Columbia and contains essential background knowledge for an understanding of contemporary relations between government, labour, and employees. It treats workers' relationship to the province's resource base, the economic role of the state, the structure of capitalism, the labour market and the influence of ethnicity and race on class relations.
Contributor Notes
Rennie Warburton is a member of the Department of Sociology, University of Victoria. David Coburn is in the Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Toronto.
Editorial Review
Interesting, informative and thought provoking. The approach taken by the writers is very fruitful and students and researchers interested in the relationships among workers, capital and the state would do well to follow the approach used in this book.
— The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology
