The Limits of Labour
Class Formation and the Labour Movement in Calgary, 1883-1929
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.
Reviews
Bright's well-crafted work contributes usefully to the fast-developing study of local labor history in western Canadian cities ... Recommended.
- M. J. Moore
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.
- Alvin Finkel