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A.Ross McCormack - Reformers, Rebels, and Revolutionaries: The Western Canadian Radical Movement 1899-1919 - 9780802076823 - V9780802076823
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Reformers, Rebels, and Revolutionaries: The Western Canadian Radical Movement 1899-1919

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Description for Reformers, Rebels, and Revolutionaries: The Western Canadian Radical Movement 1899-1919 paperback. Using previously unexplored sources, McCormack has produced the first comprehensive examination of the early history of the radical movement in western Canada, adding an important dimension to our knowledge and understanding of Canadian labour history. Series: Reprints in Canadian history. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.

The opening of the twentieth century saw a fervour of radical political movements in Western Canada. Ross McCormack explores the constituencies, ideologies, and development of early reformist, syndicalist, and socialist organizations from the 1880s up to the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919. He distinguishes three types of radicals – reformers, rebels, and revolutionaries – who competed with each other to fashion a general western constituency.

The reformers wanted to change society for the betterment of the workers, but both their aims and methods were moderate, essentially transfering the philosophy and tactics of the British labour movement to the Canadian west. The ... Read more

The book describes the origins of radicalism, traces the histories of the various organizations that expressed its ideals, and discusses the impact of the First World War on the labour movement.

Using previously unexplored sources, McCormack has produced the first comprehensive examination of the early history of the radical movement in western Canada, adding an important dimension to our knowledge and understanding of Canadian labour history.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Series
Reprints in Canadian history
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802076823
SKU
V9780802076823
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99-1

About A.Ross McCormack
A. Ross McCormack is Director, Institute for Political and Cultural Studies of the Americas, University of Winnipeg.

Reviews for Reformers, Rebels, and Revolutionaries: The Western Canadian Radical Movement 1899-1919
'This is the complete history of political radicalism and labour reformism in the Canadian west and is destined to become a standard work in the field, if not the standard interpretation.'
David J. Bercuson
Canadian Forum
'A very good book, the best to date on western radicalism.'
American Review of Canadian Studies

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