Author: Ian McKayPublisher: Between The Lines
ISBN: 1896357970
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
An engaging introduction to the vibrant history of the political left in Canada
Rebels, Reds, Radicals
Author: Ian McKayPublisher: Between The Lines
ISBN: 1896357970
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
An engaging introduction to the vibrant history of the political left in Canada
Rebels, Reds, Radicals
Author: Ian McKayReds, Rebels and Radicals
Author: David BellPublisher:
ISBN: 9781910170632
Category : Radicalism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Radicals, Rebels and Establishments
Author: The Uncomfortable Pew
Author: Bruce DouvillePublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0228007267
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In The Uncomfortable Pew Bruce Douville explores the relationship between Christianity and the New Left in English Canada from 1959 to 1975. Focusing primarily on Toronto, he examines the impact that left-wing student radicalism had on Canada's largest Christian denominations, and the role that Christianity played in shaping Canada’s New Left. Based on extensive archival research and oral interviews, this study reconstructs the social and intellectual worlds of young radicals who saw themselves as part of both the church and the revolution. Douville looks at major communities of faith and action, including the Student Christian Movement, Kairos, and the Latin American Working Group, and explains what made these and other groups effective incubators for left-wing student activism. He also sheds light on Canada's Roman Catholic, Anglican, and United churches and the ways that progressive older Christians engaged with radical youth and the issues that concerned them, including the Vietnam War, anti-imperialism around the globe, women’s liberation, and gay liberation. Challenging the idea that the New Left was atheistic and secular, The Uncomfortable Pew reveals that many young activists began their careers in student Christian organizations, and these religious and social movements deeply influenced each other. While the era was one of crisis and decline for leading Canadian churches, Douville shows how Christianity retained an important measure of influence during a period of radical social change.
Liberalism and Hegemony
Author: Michel DucharmePublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 0802098827
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
The essays collected here explore the possibilities and limits presented by "The Liberal Order Framework" for various segments of Canadian history, and within them, the paramount influence of liberalism throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is debated in various contexts.
Building Sanctuary
Author: Jessica SquiresPublisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774825278
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Canada enjoys a reputation as a peaceable kingdom and a refuge from militarism.Yet Canadians during the Vietnam War era met American war resisters not with open arms but with political obstacles and public resistance, and the border remained closed to what were then called “draft dodgers” and “deserters.” Between 1965 and 1973, a small but active cadre of Canadian antiwar groups and peace activists launched campaigns to open the border. Jessica Squires tells their story, often in their own words. Interviews and government documents reveal that although these groups ultimately met with success – in the process shaping Canadian identity and Canada’s relationship with the United States – they had to overcome state surveillance and resistance from police, politicians, and bureaucrats. Building Sanctuary not only brings to light overlooked links between the anti-draft movement and Canadian immigration policy – it challenges cherished notions about Canadian identity and Canada in the 1960s.
Vanguard of the New Age
Author: Gillian McCannPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773539980
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The story of the small "new age" religious group that introduced Victorian Toronto to Eastern thought and theology, vegetarianism, reincarnation, cremation, and the pacifism of Mohandas Gandhi.
The Communist International, Anti-Imperialism and Racial Equality in British Dominions
Author: Oleksa DrachewychPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351131974
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
This book analyses the stance of international communism towards nationality, anti-colonialism, and racial equality as defined by the Communist International (Comintern) during the interwar period. Central to the volume is a comparative analysis of the communist parties of three British dominions; South Africa, Canada and Australia, demonstrating how each party attempted to follow Moscow’s lead and how each party produced its own attempts to deal with these issues locally, while considering the limits of their own agency within the movement at large.
Welcome to Resisterville
Author: Kathleen RodgersPublisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774827351
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Between 1965 and 1975, thousands of American migrants traded their established lives for a new beginning in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. Some were non-violent resisters who opposed the war in Vietnam. But a larger group was inspired by the ideals of the 1960s counterculture and, hoping to flee the restrictive demands of their parents' world, they set out to build a peaceful, egalitarian society in the Canadian wilderness. Even today, their success is evident, as these impassioned ideals still define community life. Welcome to Resisterville is both a look at an untold chapter in Canadian history and a compelling story of enduring idealism.