Jamie Swift combines sharp-eyed journalism that brings out the nuances of daily life with a penetrating analysis of jobless recovery. He describes the emerging world of work through the eyes and experiences of people in Kingston and Windsor?two Ontario cities with roots in the pre-industrial past, places poised for the post-industrial information age.
Jamie Swift is the author of several books on politics, history, and social justice.
“The best account we have of the raw, stark reality of working and non-working life in Canada’s industrial heartland… Immensely revealing and rewarding.”