Militant Minority: British Columbia Workers and the Rise of a New Left, 1948-1972

Isitt, Benjamin

ISBN 10: 1442611057 / ISBN 13: 9781442611054

Edité par University of Toronto Press, 2011

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Grounded in archival research and oral history, Militant Minority provides a valuable case study of one of the most organized and independent working classes in North America, during a period of ideological tension and unprecedented material advance. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; HBTK; JPFF; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 754. . 2011. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Militant Minority: British Columbia Workers and the Rise of a New Left, 1948-1972
• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press
• Date de parution: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1442611057
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781442611054
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

Militant Minority tells the compelling story of British Columbia workers who sustained a left tradition during the bleakest days of the Cold War. Through their continuing activism on issues from the politics of timber licenses to global questions of war and peace, these workers bridged the transition from an Old to a New Left.In the late 1950s, half of B.C.'s workers belonged to unions, but the promise of postwar collective bargaining spawned disillusionment tied to inflation and automation. A new working class that was educated, white collar, and increasingly rebellious shifted the locus of activism from the Communist Party and Co-operative Commonwealth Federation to the newly formed New Democratic Party, which was elected in 1972. Grounded in archival research and oral history, Militant Minority provides a valuable case study of one of the most organized and independent working classes in North America, during a period of ideological tension and unprecedented material advance.

À propos de l?auteur

Benjamin Isitt is British Columbia-based historian specializing in social movements in twentieth-century Canada and the world.