Author : Seymour Martin Lipset
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 17,4 MB
Release : 1971-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780520020566
A revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.), Columbia University, 1949. Cf. p. [ix]
Author : James Naylor
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 20,43 MB
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1442629096
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.
Author : G. Pierce
Publisher : Contemporary Publishing Association
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 28,48 MB
Release : 1934
Category : Socialism
ISBN :
Author : Christo Aivalis
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 15,61 MB
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0774837160
Pierre Elliott Trudeau – radical progressive or unavowed socialist? His legacy remains divisive. Most scholars portray Trudeau’s ties to the left as evidence either of communist affinities or of ideals that led him to found a progressive, modern Canada. The Constant Liberal traces the charismatic politician’s relationship with left and labour movements throughout his career. Christo Aivalis argues that although Trudeau found key influences and friendships on the left, he was in fact a consistently classic liberal, driven by individualist and capitalist principles. While numerous biographies have noted the impact of the left on Trudeau’s intellectual and political development, this comprehensive analysis showcases the interplay between liberalism and democratic socialism that defined his world view – and shaped his effective use of power. The Constant Liberal suggests that Trudeau’s leftist activity was not so much a call for social democracy as a warning to fellow liberals that lack of reform could undermine liberal-capitalist social relations.
Author : Seymour Martin Lipset
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 39,56 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780393322545
Why socialism has failed to play a significant role in the United States - the most developed capitalist industrial society and hence, ostensibly, fertile ground for socialism - has been a critical question of American history and political development. This study surveys the various explanations for this phenomenon of American political exceptionalism.
Author : John F. Conway
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 32,2 MB
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1459406249
This one-volume history chronicles a 150-year history of dramatic changes in fortune and attitudes in western Canada. From the Riel Rebellions and the Winnipeg General Strike to the founding of the CCF, Social Credit, and Reform parties, Canada's West has always been a hotbed of political, social, and economic change. In the early twentieth century those calls for change emanated from the left as farmers and workers fought for social and economic justice. In the past two decades, the protests and calls for change emanated from the right as the region gained a new role for itself in Canada. This history chronicles the rise and fall of such figures as Grant Devine, Bill Vander Zalm, Glen Clark, Roy Romanow, Stockwell Day, and Lorne Calvert -- and the emergence of Stephen Harper and the federal Conservatives. It describes how the West, the political wellspring of progressive changes over the years, has been transformed into the bastion of the right, culminating in the virtual annihilation of the NDP in Saskatchewan, the cradle of social democracy in Canada. This is the updated fourth edition of John Conway's classic book originally published under the titleThe West.
Author : David Quiring
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 50,95 MB
Release : 2007-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0774851007
An elegantly written history that documents the colonial relationship between the CCF and the Saskatchewan north.
Author : Alan Whitehorn
Publisher : Oxford University Press Canada
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 18,74 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
A comprehensive and in-depth study of Canadian socialism, this volume begins with an historical overview and a detailed analysis of historical writings. It examines key issues such as ideology, party organization and policies, and leadership, and includes a case study of the 1988 federal election. It closes with suggestions for the future of the social democracy in Canada.
Author : James Naylor
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 47,40 MB
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1442625910
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.
Author : Roberta Lexier
Publisher : Between the Lines
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 11,95 MB
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1771133937
Surveying the field of political history in Canada, one might assume that the politics of the nation have been shaped solely by the Liberal and Conservative parties. Relatively little attention has been paid to the contributions of the CCF and NDP in Canadian politics. This collection remedies this imbalance with a critical examination of the place of social democracy in Canadian history and politics. Bringing together the work of politicians, think tank members, party activists, union members, scholars, students, and social movement actors in important discussions about social democracy delving into an array of topics including municipal, provincial, and national issues, labour relations, feminism, contemporary social movements, war and society, security issues, and the media, Party of Conscience reminds Canadians of the important contributions the CCF and NDP have made to a progressive, compassionate idea of Canada.
