Dreaming of what might be: the knights of labor in ontario, 1880–1900
Auteur :
Kealey, Gregory S. / Palmer, Bryan D.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521545716
Date de publication :
5 avr. 2004
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,5 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
780 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines the rise and fall of the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, an organisation which embodied a late nineteenth-century working-class vision of an alternative to the developing industrial-capitalist society. Case studies of Toronto and Hamilton chronicle the movement's impact across Ontario.