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Benjamin Isitt - Militant Minority: British Columbia Workers and the Rise of a New Left, 1948-1972 - 9781442641945 - V9781442641945
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Militant Minority: British Columbia Workers and the Rise of a New Left, 1948-1972

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Description for Militant Minority: British Columbia Workers and the Rise of a New Left, 1948-1972 hardcover. 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: 237 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 860.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442641945
SKU
V9781442641945
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Ref
99-14

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

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