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If You're in My Way, I'm Walking The Assault on Working People since 1970 by Thom Workman
About this book “If you’re in my way I’m walking.” This arrogant
statement by former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien on the occasion of his
physical altercation with a protester in Hull, Quebec in the mid-1990s
symbolizes the spirit of the relentless drive of capital to rewrite the
historical compromise reached with working people after World War II.
This early post-war compromise—sometimes referred to as the Fordist
Compact—was associated with improving wages and rising living standards
for working people. But in recent decades those achievements of the
working class are being deliberately rolled back.
About the Author Thom Workman received a PhD from York University. He is Professor of Political Science at University of New Brunswick – Fredericton. His research interests include political and social thought, critical political discourses, Marxism and labour history. He is currently involved in research projects on the political and social thought of A.N. Whitehead, ancient Greek thought on war and empire, and imperialism and Canada. Thom teaches courses on literature and politics, alternative political communities, alienation, modern political theory, political leadership, and conflict studies.
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