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, 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.

Canada--Intellectual life--20th century.

Canada.

Genre:

Libros electronicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (442 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Language Note:

English

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:

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Legacy of Labour Socialism

Chapter 2: The Road to Regina

Chapter 3: Class War in the CCF

Chapter 4: Challenges at Mid Decade

Chapter 5: The Popular Front and the Meaning of Class

Chapter 6: The Problem and Consequences of War

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

1-4426-2591-0

1-4426-2590-2

OCLC:

949276363