The agrarian revolt in western Canada.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharp, Paul F. (Paul Frederick), 1918-2009.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Canada.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Societies, etc--Canada.

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

Canada.

Physical Description:

204 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [1948]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This landmark study meticulously traces the evolution of the farmers' movement on the prairies, which led to the birth of the co-operative movement and such populist political movements as the Progressive Party, the Social Credit, and the CCF/NDP. Out of print for almost 30 years, "The Agrarian Revolt" has remained a primary resource for scholars studying the history of this region. The trends which Sharp identified and examined continue to be crucial for an understanding of prairie politics today, for the Reform Party (now the Canadian Alliance Party) is a direct ideological descendant of the earlier populist movements considered in "The Agrarian Revolt."

Contents:

The last best west

The farmer's burden

"Organize! O, organize!"

The prewar crusade for democracy

The nonpartisan league invades Canada

Nonpartisan league in prairie politics

The war years

Revolt on the prairies

The farmers in politics

The progressive heritage

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-198) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-6936-8

OCLC:

899266423