Author: David Bright
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780774806961
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 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.
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Download or read book The Limits of Labour written by David Bright and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.