The Patriotic Consensus: Unity. Morale, and the Second World War in Winnipeg (Book Review) by Jody Perrun

Reivew of The Patriotic Consensus: Unity. Morale, and the Second World War in Winnipeg by Jody Perru

The Ambiguities of Disciplinary Professionalization: The State and Cultural Dynamics of Canadian Inter-war Anthropology

The professionalization of Canadian anthropology in the first half of the twentieth century was tied closely to the matrix of the federal state, first though the Anthropology Division of the Geological Survey of Canada and then the National Museum. State anthropologists occupied an ambiguous professional status as both civil servants and anthropologists committed to the methodological and disciplinary imperatives of modern social science but bounded and guided by the operation of the civil service. Their position within the state served to both advance disciplinary development but also compromised disciplinary autonomy. To address the boundaries the state imposed on its support for anthropology, state anthropologists cultivated cultural, intellectual, and commercially-oriented networks that served to sustain new developments in their field, particularly in folklore. This essay examines these dynamics and suggests that anthropology's disciplinary development did not create a disjunctive between professionalized scholarship and civil society.La professionnalisation de l’anthropologie canadienne dans la première moitié du 20e siècle fut étroitement liée à la matrice de l’État fédéral, tout d’abord par l’entremise de la division anthropologique de la Comission géologique du Canada, et ensuite par le biais du Musée national. Les anthropologues de l’État possèdent alors un statut professionnel ambigu à la fois comme fonctionnaires et comme anthropologues dévoués aux impératifs méthodologiques et disciplinaires de la science sociale moderne, mais limités et guidés par les exigences du service civil. Leur position au sein de l’État a favorisé le développement de la discipline, mais a également compromis l’autonomie disciplinaire. Pour faire face aux limites imposées par l’État au soutien de leur discipline, les anthropologues de la fonction publique ont entretenu différents réseaux culturels, intellectuels, et comercialement-orientés qui ont servi à soutenir les nouveaux développements de leur champ, particulièrement dans l’étude du folklore. Le présent essai examine ces dynamiques et suggère que le développement disciplinaire de l’anthropologie ne crée pas de dislocations entre la recherche professionnelle et la société civile

Boom for a load handling machine

A boom (12) for a load handling machine (10), the boom (12) has a mounting (20) by which the boom (12) is mounted on a body (11) of the machine (10), and first and second telescoped sections (24), the boom (12) carrying in use, at or towards its outermost end, a load handling implement (27), the second boom (24) section being telescoped within the first section and being extendible and retractable relative to the first boom sections (22) by actuating means, characterised in that at least one of the boom sections (22, 25) includes a plurality of walls (25a, 25b, 25c, 25d) each being a web made at least predominantly of a composite material, and where adjacent walls meet there being bearing members (30/35; 30a) which extend along a substantial length of the boom section (22, 25) to provide bearing surfaces (31) during sliding of the second boom section (25) relative to the first boom section (22)

Boom for a load handling machine

A boom for a load handling machine, the boom has a mounting by which the boom is mounted on a body of the machine, and at least first and second telescoped sections. In use, the boom carries a load handling implement at or towards its outermost end. The first boom section is telescoped within the second section and is extendible and retractable relative to the second boom section by an actuator. At least the first boom section includes walls made at least predominantly of a composite material. A bearing member is located where adjacent walls meet to extend along a substantial length of the first boom section to provide bearing surfaces during sliding of the first boom section relative to the second boom section. Bearings also may be provided on the interior of the second boom section to further protect the first boom section