Welcome to Davidbennett.ca and Magnificentdisaster.com. This is the gateway page to detailed information on David's Recent Books. You will find brief descriptions and links to more information below.
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Welcome to Davidbennett.ca and Magnificentdisaster.com. This is the gateway page to detailed information on David's Recent Books. You will find brief descriptions and links to more information below.
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The battle known as "Hitler's last victory" is chronicled in interviews with survivors, and prodigious archival research. "Not only is this book a major contribution to the historiography of Market Garden, but it is also a lasting tribute to the valiant men and women who sacrificed so much for so little."
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"... coherently details the breadth and scope of the vision of the past 30 years to improve the health of working people and the communities in which they live. Making the connection between occupational health and environmental health, while easy in a conceptual sense, was a considerable challenge in a practical sense for many of the reasons Bennett presents. While Canadian provinces recognized limited rights of workers to participate in decisions about what went on in the workplace that affected their health, neither government nor business nor environmentalists saw those rights extending into the community. It is a credit to Bennett's vision and tenacity that he was able to extend that connection into concrete strategies and principles."
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Firefighters of Cambridge describes vividly what it was to be a firefighter in this period; from the excitement of fighting fires and extricating people from road accidents and other emergencies, to daily life at the station, working and not working, the firefighters' union, moonlighting after hours, the mess, the sports and social club, the camaraderie, the conversation and the sense of humour."
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DAVID BENNETT was educated at Christ's Hospital School and Sidney Sussex College Cambridge, where he took history and philosophy. He holds a Ph.D in philosophy from McGill University. He spent much of his working life in the labor movement, ending his career in 2006 as National Director of Health, Safety and Environment at the Canadian Labour Congress. He is widely published in the areas of workplace health and environmental protection and has published several articles, op-ed pieces and reviews on the Second World War. To Contact David Bennett for Speaking Engagements or Questions,
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