{"product_id":"raising-the-workers-flag-stephen-endicott-9781442643734","title":"Raising the Workers' Flag: The Workers' Unity League of Canada, 1930-1936","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the Great Depression, the conflicting interests of capital and labour became clearer than ever before. Radical Canadian workers, encouraged by the Red International of Labour Unions, responded by building the Workers' Unity League - an organization that greatly advanced the cause of unions in Canada, and boasted 40,000 members at its height. In \u003cem\u003eRaising the Workers' Flag\u003c\/em\u003e, the first full-length study of this robust group, Stephen L. Endicott brings its passionate efforts to light in memorable detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaising the Workers' Flag\u003c\/em\u003e is based on newly available or previously untapped sources, including documents from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Security Service and the Communist Party's archives. Using these impressive finds, Endicott gives an intimate sense of the raging debates of the labour movement of the 1930s. A gripping account of the League's dreams and daring, \u003cem\u003eRaising the Workers' Flag\u003c\/em\u003e enlivens some of the most dramatic struggles of Canadian labour history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Endicott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442643730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442643734\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 09\/18\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2013","brand":"Stephen Endicott","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48622245380351,"sku":"9781442643734","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/raising-the-workers-flag-stephen-endicott-9781442643734","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}