The bunkhouse man : a study of work and pay in the camps of Canada, 1903-1914 / / Edmund Bradwin ; with an introduction by Jean Burnet |
Autore | Bradwin Edmund W (Edmund William), <1877-1954, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1972 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.5/42/0971 |
Collana | The Social history of Canada |
Soggetto topico |
Labor camps - Canada
Contract labor - Canada Wages - Canada Railroad construction workers - Canada |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4426-3238-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- An introduction -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The background of the navvy -- 2. The contract system on railway construction -- 3. Work and pay in isolated camps -- 4. Some ethnic groupings among campmen -- 5. When the campman becomes a contractor -- 6. Shacks and shack-men on railway construction -- 7. The medical system on frontier works -- 8. Some alternative employments for workers in camps -- 9. What constitutes real wages for the bunkhouse man? -- 10. What's wrong with the contract system? -- 11 Ottawa and the camps -- 12. The bunkhouse man and public opinion -- 13. The challenge of the migratory workers -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461035903321 |
Bradwin Edmund W (Edmund William), <1877-1954, > | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1972 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The bunkhouse man : a study of work and pay in the camps of Canada, 1903-1914 / / Edmund Bradwin ; with an introduction by Jean Burnet |
Autore | Bradwin Edmund W (Edmund William), <1877-1954, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1972 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.5/42/0971 |
Collana | The Social history of Canada |
Soggetto topico |
Labor camps - Canada
Contract labor - Canada Wages - Canada Railroad construction workers - Canada |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4426-5076-1
1-4426-3238-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- An introduction -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The background of the navvy -- 2. The contract system on railway construction -- 3. Work and pay in isolated camps -- 4. Some ethnic groupings among campmen -- 5. When the campman becomes a contractor -- 6. Shacks and shack-men on railway construction -- 7. The medical system on frontier works -- 8. Some alternative employments for workers in camps -- 9. What constitutes real wages for the bunkhouse man? -- 10. What's wrong with the contract system? -- 11 Ottawa and the camps -- 12. The bunkhouse man and public opinion -- 13. The challenge of the migratory workers -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797252003321 |
Bradwin Edmund W (Edmund William), <1877-1954, > | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1972 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The bunkhouse man : a study of work and pay in the camps of Canada, 1903-1914 / / Edmund Bradwin ; with an introduction by Jean Burnet |
Autore | Bradwin Edmund W (Edmund William), <1877-1954, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1972 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.5/42/0971 |
Collana | The Social history of Canada |
Soggetto topico |
Labor camps - Canada
Contract labor - Canada Wages - Canada Railroad construction workers - Canada |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4426-5076-1
1-4426-3238-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- An introduction -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The background of the navvy -- 2. The contract system on railway construction -- 3. Work and pay in isolated camps -- 4. Some ethnic groupings among campmen -- 5. When the campman becomes a contractor -- 6. Shacks and shack-men on railway construction -- 7. The medical system on frontier works -- 8. Some alternative employments for workers in camps -- 9. What constitutes real wages for the bunkhouse man? -- 10. What's wrong with the contract system? -- 11 Ottawa and the camps -- 12. The bunkhouse man and public opinion -- 13. The challenge of the migratory workers -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828588203321 |
Bradwin Edmund W (Edmund William), <1877-1954, > | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1972 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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