Class, Community and the Labour Movement Wales and Canada, 1850-1930

This collection of essays stems from a joint conference held at the University College of Wales at Aberystwyth by the Committee on Canadian Labour History and the Society for the Study of Welsh Labour History. An Introduction by David Montgomery places the essays in a broader international perspective. Contributors from Wales include John Williams, Christopher Turner, Merfyn Jones, Dot Jones, and Deian R. Hopkin. Canadian essays are by Craig Heron, Robert Babcock, Bruno Ramirez, Allen Seager, Linda Kealey, Varpu Lindstrom-Best, and Gregory S. Kealey. The volume includes photographs, maps and tables.

Table of Contents

1. Contributors
2. Maps
3. Preface
4. Introduction
   David Montgomery
5. The Rise and Decline of the Welsh Economy, 1890-1930
   John Williams
6. Labour and Industrial Capitalist Development in the North Atlantic Region, 1880-1920
   Robert Babcock
7. The Second Industrial Revolution in Canada, 1890-1930
   Craig Heron
8. Conflicts of Faith? Religion and Labour in Wales, 1890-1914
   Christopher Turner
9. Serfdom and Slavery: Women’s Work in Wales, 1890-1930
   Dot Jones
10. “Of Men and Stones”: Radicalism and Protest in North Wales, 1850-1914
    Merfyn Jones
11. Migration and Regional Labour Markets, 1870-1915: The Quebec Case
    Bruno Ramirez
12. “No Special Protection – No Sympathy”. Women’s Activism in the Canadian Labour Revolt of 1919
    Linda Kealey
13. Miners’ Struggles in Western Canada, 1890-1930
    Allen Seager
14. Canadian Mining Towns: A Photo-Montage
    Varpu Linstrom-Best
15. The Parameters of Class Conflict: Strikes in Canada, 1891-1930
    Gregory S. Kealey
16. The Great Unrest in Wales, 1910-1913: Questions of Evidence
    Deian R. Hopkin

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