Over the past two decades, Canada's economic and geopolitical power position in the world system has been transformed. While Canada has long been viewed as a dependent and subordinate periphery of the U.S. Empire, recent research suggests that Canada is an active, expansionist and...

"This book locates teacher unions at the crux of the enduring tensions between teachers' own low status in the educational system and the necessary autonomy and working conditions to teach effectively and well. The chapters, focusing on teacher unions in Canada, the U.S., and England reveal the...