This comprehensive history of the left in British Columbia from the late nineteenth century to the present explores the successes and failures of individuals and organizations striving to make a better world. Nineteenth-century coal miners and carpenters; Wobblies, Single Taxers, and communists; worker militancy in two world wars; the New Democratic Party; the Squamish Five; the Solidarity movement of 1983; and the Occupy movement of 2011 are all part of an historical provincial left that is notable for its breadth and dynamism. Moreover, the political and union initiatives of the traditional left are seen in conjunction with broader movements, including the struggles for women’s suffrage and equality, human rights, Canadian nationalist visions, racial equality, and environmental health. Ginger Goodwin and Dave Barrett (as well as WAC Bennett and Gordon Campbell) are present, as are reformist liberals and green activists. Drawing on extensive published scholarship and primary newspaper sources, Dr. Hak’s thorough examination of the British Columbia experience offers an historical context for understanding the contemporary left and a framework for considering future alternatives.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-272) and index
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- CaOOCEL
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- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 324.2711/009
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-cn-bc
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- 9781553802587 9781553802563
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- JL439 A45
- LCCN Item number
- H35 2013eb
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- CaBNVSL
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- CaOONL
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- 1 electronic text (284 pages)
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- Ottawa, Ontario
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)thg00910138 (OCoLC)865475121 (CaOOCEL)446677
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Title 4
- Copyright 5
- Contents 6
- Illustrations 7
- Acknowledgements 8
- Abbreviations 9
- Introduction 12
- Chapter 1 Unions and Politics: 1880s–1894 20
- Chapter 2 Rising Radicalism and Militancy:1895–1920 46
- Chapter 3 Communists and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in the Interwar Years 75
- Chapter 4 Favourable Winds:1939–1953 104
- Chapter 5 Social Credit, New Movements, and NDP Government: 1954–1975 124
- Chapter 6 A New Reality:1976–1990 157
- chapter 7 The Left after 1991 181
- Conclusion Looking Forward 208
- Glossary of Political and Union Terms 215
- Notes 229
- Bibliography 264
- About the author 284
- Index 286
- Back Cover 298
