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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas W. Dunk , Thomas W. DunkPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press Edition: Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.300kg ISBN: 9780773524835ISBN 10: 0773524835 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 21 May 2003 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsThis well-written, revealing, and cogently argued community study adds to the knowledge of social inequality based on class, race, and gender. Choice Dunk builds a strong interplay between the mundane and common-sense social practices with structural issues such as sexism, racism, cultural hegemony, and resistance ... A strong case is made illustrating how important leisure practices are for understanding the interplay between culture and consciousness. Critical Sociology No one has previously provided such a nice ethnographic illustration of how discourses on hinterlands and on Native Americans fit into the common-sense reality of white working class peoples. In short, this well-organized, well-written little book is worth reading if you want to know more about what critical cultural theorists working within the Marxist tradition are doing. American Ethnologist An engaging and stimulating ethnography. This book offers much to discuss and debate. It is very well-written, and makes an important contribution to debates over modern culture and to ethnography of the working class in Canada. American Journal of Sociology /// A finely-crafted analysis of working class culture in northwestern Ontario ... Dunk's study is undeniably a work of commendable scholarship. He skillfully and judiciously intertwines theory and empirical research. British Journal of Canadian Studies A very fine book. Contemporary Sociology Dunk's book is a valuable addition to occupational folklore scholarship. His discussions and conclusions based on custom and expressive behaviour are excellent. Canadian Folklore This well-written, revealing, and cogently argued community study adds to the knowledge of social inequality based on class, race, and gender. Choice Dunk builds a strong interplay between the mundane and common-sense social practices with structural issues such as sexism, racism, cultural hegemony, and resistance ... A strong case is made illustrating how important leisure practices are for understanding the interplay between culture and consciousness. Critical Sociology No one has previously provided such a nice ethnographic illustration of how discourses on hinterlands and on Native Americans fit into the common-sense reality of white working class peoples. In short, this well-organized, well-written little book is worth reading if you want to know more about what critical cultural theorists working within the Marxist tradition are doing. American Ethnologist An engaging and stimulating ethnography. This book offers much to discuss and debate. It is very well-written, and makes an important contribution to debates over modern culture and to ethnography of the working class in Canada. American Journal of Sociology A finely crafted analysis of working-class culture in northwestern Ontario ... Dunk's study is undeniably a work of commendable scholarship. He skillfully and judiciously intertwines theory and empirical research. British Journal of Canadian Studies A very fine book. Contemporary Sociology Dunk's book is a valuable addition to occupational folklore scholarship. His discussions and conclusions based on custom and expressive behaviour are excellent. Canadian Folklore This well-written, revealing, and cogently argued community study adds to the knowledge of social inequality based on class, race, and gender. Choice Dunk builds a strong interplay between the mundane and common-sense social practices with structural issues such as sexism, racism, cultural hegemony, and resistance ... A strong case is made illustrating how important leisure practices are for understanding the interplay between culture and consciousness. Critical Sociology No one has previously provided such a nice ethnographic illustration of how discourses on hinterlands and on Native Americans fit into the common-sense reality of white working class peoples. In short, this well-organized, well-written little book is worth reading if you want to know more about what critical cultural theorists working within the Marxist tradition are doing. American Ethnologist An engaging and stimulating ethnography. This book offers much to discuss and debate. It is very well-written, and makes an important contribution to debates over modern culture and to ethnography of the working class in Canada. American Journal of Sociology A finely crafted analysis of working-class culture in northwestern Ontario ... Dunks study is undeniably a work of commendable scholarship. He skillfully and judiciously intertwines theory and empirical research. British Journal of Canadian Studies A very fine book. Contemporary Sociology Dunks book is a valuable addition to occupational folklore scholarship. His discussions and conclusions based on custom and expressive behaviour are excellent. Canadian Folklore Author InformationCA Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |