{"product_id":"militant-minority-benjamin-isitt-9781442641945","title":"Militant Minority: British Columbia Workers and the Rise of a New Left, 1948-1972","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMilitant Minority\u003c\/em\u003e tells the compelling story of British Columbia workers who sustained a left tradition during the bleakest days of the Cold War. Through their continuing activism on issues from the politics of timber licenses to global questions of war and peace, these workers bridged the transition from an Old to a New Left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1950s, half of B.C.'s workers belonged to unions, but the promise of postwar collective bargaining spawned disillusionment tied to inflation and automation. A new working class that was educated, white collar, and increasingly rebellious shifted the locus of activism from the Communist Party and Co-operative Commonwealth Federation to the newly formed New Democratic Party, which was elected in 1972. Grounded in archival research and oral history, \u003cem\u003eMilitant Minority\u003c\/em\u003e provides a valuable case study of one of the most organized and independent working classes in North America, during a period of ideological tension and unprecedented material advance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Isitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442641940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442641945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.50d","brand":"Benjamin Isitt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065597178111,"sku":"9781442641945","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d3d5882-6dd3-4dea-a32d-da178620cd7c.jpg?v=1768676027","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/militant-minority-benjamin-isitt-9781442641945","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}