Robert D Mcintosh
Biographic Data
| ID | 4518732 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert D Mcintosh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert D |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcintosh |
| SIGNATURE | MCINTOSH R D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ottawa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7615-6699 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Grotesque Faces and Figures”
One consequence of the technological improvements in mining coal in the nineteenth century was the increased use of child labour in Canadian collieries. Focussing on the major coal-producing province of the period, Nova Scotia, this article outlines how techniques of mining introduced during Victoria's reign encouraged the employment of boys, and how subsequent innovations in mining technology reduced the demand for boy labour after the turn of t…
Colonization and Community
Sweated Labour
Until well into this century, the garment trades were one of the largest employers in manufacturing in Canada. The decline of artisanal clothing trades over the middle of the 19th century led to a marked growth in outwork and deteriorating labour standards. As the garment trades became rife with sweating, a process conditioned by the structured inequalities of class and gender, they became a major source of wage labour for women. Only in this cen…
Sweated Labour
Until well into this century, the garment trades were one of the largest employers in manufacturing in Canada. The decline of artisanal clothing trades over the middle of the 19th century led to a marked growth in outwork and deteriorating labour standards. As the garment trades became rife with sweating, a process conditioned by the structured inequalities of class and gender, they became a major source of wage labour for women. Only in this cen…
Colonization and Community
Sweated Labour
Until well into this century, the garment trades were one of the largest employers in manufacturing in Canada. The decline of artisanal clothing trades over the middle of the 19th century led to a marked growth in outwork and deteriorating labour standards. As the garment trades became rife with sweating, a process conditioned by the structured inequalities of class and gender, they became a major source of wage labour for women. Only in this cen…
Colonization and Community
Grotesque Faces and Figures”
One consequence of the technological improvements in mining coal in the nineteenth century was the increased use of child labour in Canadian collieries. Focussing on the major coal-producing province of the period, Nova Scotia, this article outlines how techniques of mining introduced during Victoria's reign encouraged the employment of boys, and how subsequent innovations in mining technology reduced the demand for boy labour after the turn of t…
Political science (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Canadian Identity and History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Art (1 work) · Class (philosophy (1 work) · Coal (1 work) · Coal mining (1 work) · Colonization (1 work) · Crafts, Textile, and Design (1 work)