The fate of labour socialism : the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the dream of a working-class future / James Naylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naylor, James, 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation--History.

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.

Political parties--Canada--History--20th century.

Political parties.

Working class--Political activity--Canada--History--20th century.

Working class.

Labor--Canada--History--20th century.

Labor.

Socialism--Canada--History--20th century.

Socialism.

History.

Working class--Political activity.

Canada--Politics and government--20th century.

Canada.

Politics and government.

Canada--Intellectual life--20th century.

Intellectual life.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 427 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Almost a century before the New Democratic Party rode the first "orange wave," their predecessors imagined a movement that could rally Canadians against economic insecurity, win access to necessary services such as health care, and confront the threat of war. The party they built during the Great Depression, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), permanently transformed the country's politics. Past histories have described the CCF as social democrats guided by middle-class intellectuals, a party which shied away from labour radicalism and communist agitation. James Naylor's assiduous research tells a very different story: a CCF created by working-class activists steeped in Marxist ideology who sought to create a movement that would be both loyal to its socialist principles and appealing to the wider electorate. The Fate of Labour Socialism is a fundamental reexamination of the CCF and Canadian working-class politics in the 1930s, one that will help historians better understand Canada's political, intellectual, and labour history."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 The Legacy of Labour Socialism 17

2 The Road to Regina 66

3 Class War in the CCF 112

4 Challenges at Mid-Decade 168

5 The Popular Front and the Meaning of Class 204

6 The Problem and Consequences of War 253.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442631120

1442631120

9781442629097

1442629096

OCLC:

922452663