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History Post-confederation (1867-)

The Limits of Labour

Class Formation and the Labour Movement in Calgary, 1883-1929

by (author) David Bright

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2011
Category
Post-Confederation (1867-), Social History, NON-CLASSIFIABLE
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774841665
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $99.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774806978
    Publish Date
    May 1999
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774806961
    Publish Date
    Nov 1998
    List Price
    $95.00

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Description

In a few short decades before the First World War, Calgary was transformed from a frontier outpost into a complex industrial metropolis. With industrialization there emerged a diverse and equally complex working class. David Bright explores the various levels of class formation and class identity in the city to argue that Calgary’s reputation as a prewar centre of labour conservatism is in need of revision.

About the author

Awards

  • Winner, Clio Award (Prairie Region), Canadian Historical Association

Contributor Notes

David Bright teaches history at the University of Calgary and at Mount Royal College, Calgary.

Editorial Reviews

Bright's well-crafted work contributes usefully to the fast-developing study of local labor history in western Canadian cities ... Recommended.

Choice

This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the history of both Canadian labor and the Canadian West. It weaves together both a wealth of primary documents and secondary sources to fashion a forceful argument about the character of the working class in early Calgary. For the academic reader interested in class formation in western Canada, this is a must-read book.

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