Rebel Youth - 1960s Labour Unrest, Young Workers, and New Leftists in English Canada

Rebel Youth draws important connections between the stories of young workers and the youth movement in Canada, claiming a central place for labour and class in the legacy of the 1960s.

Sommario

Introduction
1 The Challenge of Rebel Youth
2 Punching In, Walking Out: The Challenge of Young Workers
3 Say Goodbye to the Working Class? New Leftists Debate Social Change
4 Leaving Campus: The Outward-Looking New Left in Ontario, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan
5 Cold, Slogging Solidarity: Supporting Labour on Picket Lines in Ontario and Nova Scotia, 1968-72
6 A Relationship Culminates: The 1973 Artistic Woodwork Strike
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Ian Milligan is an assistant professor of Canadian and digital history at the University of Waterloo.

Riassunto

Rebel Youth draws important connections between the stories of young workers and the youth movement in Canada, claiming a central place for labour and class in the legacy of the 1960s.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ian Milligan, Shelley Olson
• Editore: University Of British Columbia
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2015
• EAN: 9780774826884
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-2688-4
• Pagine: 252
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia della cultura