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Human Welfare, Rights, and Social Activism: Rethinking the Legacy of J.S. Woodsworth
Jane Pulkingham
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Hardback. Taken as a whole, these essays pursue a careful consideration of the historical and contemporary exclusions to polity that occur around gender, ethnicity, class, and race. Editor(s): Pulkingham, Jane. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JPVH; JPW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
J.S. Woodsworth, a founding member and leader of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (forerunner of the New Democratic Party) and member of Parliament, was a social policy pioneer who promoted human welfare and rights over interests of property or finance. The essays in Human Welfare, Rights, and Social Activism explore the contemporary significance of Woodsworth's human rights framework by examining current social welfare objectives. Canadians continue to grapple with the enduring question of how to accommodate and reconcile social diversity and difference while articulating a common interest and advancing human rights, both domestically and internationally. These interdisciplinary essays address such ... Read more
J.S. Woodsworth, a founding member and leader of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (forerunner of the New Democratic Party) and member of Parliament, was a social policy pioneer who promoted human welfare and rights over interests of property or finance. The essays in Human Welfare, Rights, and Social Activism explore the contemporary significance of Woodsworth's human rights framework by examining current social welfare objectives. Canadians continue to grapple with the enduring question of how to accommodate and reconcile social diversity and difference while articulating a common interest and advancing human rights, both domestically and internationally. These interdisciplinary essays address such ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
620g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802096999
SKU
V9780802096999
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About Jane Pulkingham
Jane Pulkingham is a professor in and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Simon Fraser University.
Reviews for Human Welfare, Rights, and Social Activism: Rethinking the Legacy of J.S. Woodsworth
'A broad readership will be drawn to this book. It will be of interest not only to people wanting to know more about Woodsworth or the &lduo;history of the left&rduo; but also to anyone interested in making another, better, world possible through collective action.'
Karen Bridget Murray BC Studies, no. 172, Winter 2011/12
Karen Bridget Murray BC Studies, no. 172, Winter 2011/12