The workers' festival : a history of Labour Day in Canada /

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The Workers' Festival ranges widely into many key themes of labour history - union politics and rivalries, radical movements, religion, race and gender, and consumerism/leisure - as well as cultural history - public celebration/urban procession, urban space and communication, and popular cultur...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Heron, Craig
Other Authors: Penfold, Steven, 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, 2005.
Series:Heritage
Subjects:
Labor Day > Canada.
Fête du travail (Septembre) > Canada.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Holidays (non-religious)
Labor Day
Canada
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Making of Labour's Day
  • Chapter one: HOLY DAYS, HOLIDAYS, AND LABOUR DAYS
  • Chapter two: THE CRAFTSMEN'S SPECTACLE
  • Chapter three: SHARING LABOUR DAY
  • Chapter four: THE UNIVERSAL PLAYDAY
  • Chapter five: MARCHING TO DIFFERENT TUNES
  • Chapter six: CLENCHED FISTS, CLOWNS, AND CHILLING OUT
  • Conclusion: The Legacy of Labour's Day
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y.

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