{"product_id":"a-great-revolutionary-wave-9780774863230","title":"A Great Revolutionary Wave","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first book on the woman’s suffrage movement in British Columbia, \u003cem\u003eA Great Revolutionary Wave\u003c\/em\u003e traces the history of the fight for the vote from the 1870s to the 1940s against a backdrop of social reform, international social movements, labour politics, and settler colonialism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn excellent addition to the Canadian series \u003ci\u003eWomen’s Suffrage and the Struggle for Democracy, \u003c\/i\u003ethe volume is a meaningful contribution to the ongoing dialogue on human rights and social justice.\u003c\/p\u003e -- K. Jane Watt * BC History *\u003cbr\u003eA core rationale for this book series, Lara Campbell explains, is the need to 'tell regional stories' about the women's suffrage movement. Campbell's regional focus is justified by her treatment of elections at the municipal level and for school boards. -- Barbara J. Messamore, University of the Fraser Valley * BC Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e...[\u003cem\u003eA Great Revolutionary Wave\u003c\/em\u003e] compellingly argues that the stories of women’s suffrage cannot be read in isolation without recognizing their intimate connections with the stories of all people who were discriminated against and denied the vote on account of race, ethnicity, religion, marital status, and other characteristics of their personal, social, and political identities. \u003c\/p\u003e -- Dominique Garingan, Library Manager, Parlee McLaws LLC * Canadian Law Library Review *\u003cbr\u003eHer book makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of herstory. -- Phyllis Reeve * The Ormsby Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Suffrage and Reform\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Building a Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 The Anti-suffragists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Performing Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 The Politics of Race\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Labouring Women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 A Global Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Achieving the Vote\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Extending Suffrage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSources and Further Reading; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404944712023,"sku":"9780774863230","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774863230.jpg?v=1730488143","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-great-revolutionary-wave-9780774863230","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}