Triumph and Solidarity

BC Communists in the Early Years of the Great Depression

Jon Bartlett author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:AU Press

Publishing:17th Dec '24

£29.99

This title is due to be published on 17th December, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Triumph and Solidarity cover

British Columbia was the site of some of the most significant events in the history of the labour movement and had some of the best-organized and most politically conscious communist workers. In this illuminating volume, Jon Bartlett follows the activities of BC Communists from the onset of the Great Depression to the coming of the Popular Front and investigates the collisions between these Communists and the organs of the federal, provincial, and municipal governments. Reflecting on the vectors of cultural resistance, from the creation of vernacular newspapers to the circulation of popular song and verse, Bartlett charts workers’ efforts to resist wage cutbacks in mines, mills, and the logging and fishing industries and describes the organization of opposition to the relief camps and its outcomes.

ISBN: 9781771993951

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372 pages