Description
Book SynopsisThis work looks at class formation in western Canada. The author explores the various levels of class formation and identity in the years before World War I, arguing that Calgary's reputation as a centre of labour conservatism is an oversimplification in need of revision.
Trade ReviewBright's well-crafted work contributes usefully to the fast-developing study of local labor history in western Canadian cities ... Recommended. -- M. J. Moore * Choice *
This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the history of both Canadian labor and the Canadian West. It weaves together both a wealth of primary documents and secondary sources to fashion a forceful argument about the character of the working class in early Calgary. For the academic reader interested in class formation in western Canada, this is a must-read book. -- Alvin Finkel * Great Plains Research *
Table of ContentsIllustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: Class Formation, 1883-1913
1 From Cow Town to Hub of Industry
2 Social Divisions and Class Disposition
3 Class, Culture, and Politics
4 Unions and Strikes
Part 2: The Labour Movement, 1913-29
5 Depression and War, 1913-7
6 Economic Recession and Restructuring, 1918-24
7 1919: Revolt Reconsidered
8 Dissent and Descent: Labour Politics in Calgary, 1918-24
9 The Limits of Labour, 1925-9
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
