Brian T Thorn
Biographic Data
| ID | 4089359 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian T Thorn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian T |
| FAMILY NAME | Thorn |
| SIGNATURE | THORN B T |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
From Left to Right
In From Left to Right, Brian Thorn explores what motivated Canadian women to become politically engaged in the 1940s and ’50s. Although women in these decades are often depicted as being trapped in the suburbs – caring for children, baking pies, and leaving politics to men – they joined diverse political parties, including the Social Credit Party, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, and the Communist Party of Canada. Thorn argues, controver…
Peace Is the Concern of Every Mother”
This article discusses the antiwar activism of Canadian women within two left‐wing political movements: the revolutionary Communist Party of Canada and the social democratic Co‐Operative Commonwealth Federation. The piece focuses on the period from 1948 to 1960, which is often seen as a time of retreat for the feminist movement in North America. This article engages in a critical dialogue with the concept of “maternalism,” the notion that women h…
Healthy Activity and Worthwhile Ideas
La délinquance juvénile, l'une des grandes préoccupations dans le contexte de la guerre froide et des années 1950, faisait partie intégrante de la plate-forme idéologique du Parti Communiste du Canada (PC), de tendance révolutionnaire, de la Fédération du commonwealth coopératif (FCC) et du Parti Crédit Social du Canada (CS), à penchant réactionnaire. Les femmes de ces mouvements politiques avaient, malgré leurs différences idéologiques sur de no…
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Healthy Activity and Worthwhile Ideas
La délinquance juvénile, l'une des grandes préoccupations dans le contexte de la guerre froide et des années 1950, faisait partie intégrante de la plate-forme idéologique du Parti Communiste du Canada (PC), de tendance révolutionnaire, de la Fédération du commonwealth coopératif (FCC) et du Parti Crédit Social du Canada (CS), à penchant réactionnaire. Les femmes de ces mouvements politiques avaient, malgré leurs différences idéologiques sur de no…
Peace Is the Concern of Every Mother”
This article discusses the antiwar activism of Canadian women within two left‐wing political movements: the revolutionary Communist Party of Canada and the social democratic Co‐Operative Commonwealth Federation. The piece focuses on the period from 1948 to 1960, which is often seen as a time of retreat for the feminist movement in North America. This article engages in a critical dialogue with the concept of “maternalism,” the notion that women h…
From Left to Right
In From Left to Right, Brian Thorn explores what motivated Canadian women to become politically engaged in the 1940s and ’50s. Although women in these decades are often depicted as being trapped in the suburbs – caring for children, baking pies, and leaving politics to men – they joined diverse political parties, including the Social Credit Party, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, and the Communist Party of Canada. Thorn argues, controver…
Canadian Identity and History (3 works) · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Australian History and Society (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · canada (1 work) · Capitalism (1 work)