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Author Isitt, Benjamin, 1978-

Title Militant minority : British Columbia workers and the rise of a New Left, 1948-1972 / Benjamin Isitt
Published Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 458 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits, digital file
Series Book collections on Project MUSE
Contents Introduction -- The political economy of British Columbia -- Moscow on the Fraser -- Socialism postponed -- Other lefts -- New militancy -- Political change -- Conclusion -- Appendices
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-403) and index
Notes English
Subject Working class -- British Columbia -- History -- 20th century
Working class -- Political activity -- British Columbia -- History -- 20th century
New Left -- British Columbia
HISTORY -- Canada -- Post-Confederation (1867- )
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
New Left
Working class
Working class -- Political activity
British Columbia
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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