Triumph and Solidarity: BC Communists in the Early Years of the Great Depression (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781771993951)

This book chronicles the work of the communists of British Columbia and their clashes with the government.

British Columbia was the site of some of the most significant events in the history of the labor movement and had some of the best-organized and most politically conscious communist workers. In this illuminating volume, Jon Bartlett follows the activities of BC Communists from the onset of the Great Depression to the coming of the Popular Front and investigates the collisions between these Communists and the organs of the federal, provincial, and municipal governments. Reflecting on the vectors of cultural resistance, from the creation of vernacular newspapers to the circulation of popular song and verse, Bartlett charts workers' efforts to resist wage cutbacks in mines, mills, and the logging and fishing industries and describes the organization of opposition to the relief camps and its outcomes.


Author: Jon Bartlett
ISBN-10: 1771993952
ISBN-13: 9781771993951
Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/25/2025
Pages: 372
Format: Paperback