Book notes/References Bibliographiques

Hans G. Schuetze and Robert Sweet, Integrating School and Workplace Learning in Canada: Principles and Practices of Alternation Education and Training (Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press 2003)

THE TITLE LARGELY SUMMARIZES the content of the essays in this work. The aim of the book is to consider ways in which employers can insure that their employees have the skills that will contribute surplus value for the former. But there is no mention of surplus value here or any other critical concept. One contribution by Paul Axelrod, Paul Anisef, and Zeng Lin provides a conservative defence of liberal arts programs at universities, and essentially argues that high-status professionals need to have a broad-minded education because they make decisions that have a broad impact on society. But the rest of the book mainly focuses on making the status quo work better for both employers and workers, with the underlying assumption being that the interests of the two groups are essentially the same.

Jennifer Henderson, Settler Feminism and Race Making in Canada (Toronto: University of Toronto Press 2003)

HENDERSON INTERROGATES the roles of white women in the construction of Anglo-Canadian imperialism in Canada as well …

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Publication information: Article title: Book notes/References Bibliographiques. Contributors: Not available. Journal title: Labour/Le Travail. Issue: 55 Publication date: Spring 2005. Page number: 327+. © 2009 Canadian Committee on Labour History. COPYRIGHT 2005 Gale Group.

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