Provincial Solidarities

A History of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour

AvDavid Frank

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Del i serien Working Canadians: Books from the CCLH

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Beskrivning

A pioneering study, written in clear and forceful prose, this is theuntold story of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour and theprovincial labour solidarities that succeeded in overcoming divisionsand defeats to raise the status of working men and women within NewBrunswick society. Drawing on archives, newspapers, and workers'own descriptions of their experiences, Frank makes an originalcontribution to our understanding of the political, economic, andsocial development of the province. In so doing, he helps meet the needfor an informed public awareness of the history of workers and unionsin all parts of Canada.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-05-15
Mått:165 x 216 x 15 mm
Vikt:520 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Working Canadians: Books from the CCLH
Antal sidor:260
Förlag:AU Press
ISBN:9781927356234

Utforska kategorier

Politik och statsskick inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

David Frank teaches Canadian history at the Universityof New Brunswick in Fredericton. A former editor of the journal ofAtlantic regional history, Acadiensis, he has publishednumerous studies in Canadian history, including Labour Landmarks inNew Brunswick / Lieux historiques ouvriers au Nouveau-Brunswick(with Nicole Lang). His classic study of Cape Breton coal miners,J. B. McLachlan: A Biography, received several historical andliterary awards, including the 1999 Dartmouth Book Award (Non-Fiction)and, in 2000, the John W. Dafoe Book Prize.

Innehållsförteckning

List of AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction, "Makers of History"One, "An Accomplished Fact"Two, "What We Were Promised"Three, "A Province Fit for Heroes"Four, "The New Unionism"Five, "On the Line"Epilogue, "Honour the Past. Build the Future"AppendixNotesIndex