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OverviewIn the early twentieth century, the Canadian Lakehead was known as a breeding ground for revolution, a place where harsh conditions in dockyards, lumber mills, and railway yards drove immigrants into radical labour politics. This intensely engaging history reasserts Northwestern Ontario’s rightful reputation as a birthplace of leftism in Canada by exposing the conditions that gave rise to an array of left-wing organizations, including the Communist Party, the One Big Union, and the Industrial Workers of the World. Yet, as Michel Beaulieu shows, the circumstances and actions of Lakehead labour, especially those related to ideology, ethnicity, and personality were complex; they simultaneously empowered and fettered workers in their struggles against the shackles of capitalism. Cultural ties helped bring left-wing ideas to Canada but, as each group developed a distinctive vocabulary of socialism, Anglo-Celtic workers defended their privileges against Finns, Ukrainians, and Italians. At the Lakehead, ethnic difference often outweighed class solidarity – at the cost of a stronger labour movement for Canada. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michel S. BeaulieuPublisher: University of British Columbia Press Imprint: University of British Columbia Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.480kg ISBN: 9780774820028ISBN 10: 0774820020 Pages: 316 Publication Date: 01 January 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: The Roots of Revolution? 1 Early Socialist Organizations at the Lakehead, 1900-14 2 Repression, Revitalization, and Revolutions, 1914-18 Part 2: From Winnipeg to the Workers' Unity League 3 The Hog Only Harms Himself if He Topples His Trough : The One Big Union, 1919-22 4 Into the Masses! : The Communist Party of Canada at the Lakehead, 1922-25 5 Bolshevization and the Reorganization of the Lakehead Left, 1925-27 6 Turning to the Left, 1928-30 Part 3: The Great Depression and the Third Period 7 Class against Class : Socialist Activities, 1930-32 8 Wobbly Relations: The Communist Party of Canada, the Industrial Workers of the World, and the Lakehead, 1932-35 Epilogue: 1935 Notes Bibliography IndexReviews<p> This work is an original and important examination of working-class politics in a crucial period, and in a key locale, in Canadian history. Michel Beaulieu explores with care and insight the relationships between Finnish, Anglo-Celtic, and other workers in the harsh environment of the Lakehead and lumber camps that gave rise to an array of radical labour organizations. The extraordinary amount of energy and passion that was directed toward creating movements that could challenge capitalism and its attendant inequities forms the backbone to this challenging and vivid story. <br> - James Naylor, Department of History, Brandon University """This work is an original and important examination of working-class politics in a crucial period, and in a key locale, in Canadian history. Michel Beaulieu explores with care and insight the relationships between Finnish, Anglo-Celtic, and other workers in the harsh environment of the Lakehead and lumber camps that gave rise to an array of radical labour organizations. The extraordinary amount of energy and passion that was directed toward creating movements that could challenge capitalism and its attendant inequities forms the backbone to this challenging and vivid story."" - James Naylor, Department of History, Brandon University" This work is an original and important examination of working-class politics in a crucial period, and in a key locale, in Canadian history. Michel Beaulieu explores with care and insight the relationships between Finnish, Anglo-Celtic, and other workers in the harsh environment of the Lakehead and lumber camps that gave rise to an array of radical labour organizations. The extraordinary amount of energy and passion that was directed toward creating movements that could challenge capitalism and its attendant inequities forms the backbone to this challenging and vivid story. - James Naylor, Department of History, Brandon University This work is an original and important examination of working-class politics in a crucial period, and in a key locale, in Canadian history. Michel Beaulieu explores with care and insight the relationships between Finnish, Anglo-Celtic, and other workers in the harsh environment of the Lakehead and lumber camps that gave rise to an array of radical labour organizations. The extraordinary amount of energy and passion that was directed toward creating movements that could challenge capitalism and its attendant inequities forms the backbone to this challenging and vivid story. - James Naylor, Department of History, Brandon University Author InformationMichel S. Beaulieu is the director of the Centre for Northern Studies and an associate professor of history at Lakehead University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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