{"product_id":"joe-salsberg-9781442614321","title":"Joe Salsberg","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTulchinsky employs historical sources not used before to explain how Salsberg's family life and surrounding religious and social milieu influenced his evolution as a Zionist, an important labour union leader, a member of the Communist Party of Canada, and a prominent member of Toronto's Jewish community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoe Salsberg: A Life of Commitment is an important book. -- Ester Ritter Canadian Dimension Tulchinsky is a tremendous storyteller whose exceptional writing brings meaning and life to Salsberg and his impact on Canada. -- Joel Ralph Canada's History 'This intriguing and balanced account of a minority activist and politician in shaping Canada's political culture in middle decades of the twentieth century will be of great interest to students of politics, the left, the labour movement, as well as ethnic and immigration history.' -- Carmela Patrias Canadian Historical Review, vol 95:02:2014 This is an important reminder of why, to two generations of Toronto Jews, Salsberg was a folk hero... They saw him as their champion. His was a remarkable career, and this is a remarkable book, to be not simply read, but savoured.' -- Irving Abella University of Toronto Quarterly vol 84:03:2015 'Fascinating biography... Tulchinsky has provided a valuable and absorbing account of one of the most important and intriguing Jewish labour leaders in Canadian History.' -- Ruth A Frager Labour\/Le Travail, vol 76: Fall 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Spadina  Chapter One: From Lagow to Toronto  Chapter Two: Party Maverick  Chapter Three: Labour Stalwart and Political Novice  Chapter Four: \"From a Human Point of View\"  Chapter Five: Family Quarrel  Chapter Six: Still Counselling Otherwise  Acknowledgements  Notes","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187497263447,"sku":"9781442614321","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/joe-salsberg-9781442614321","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}