Some Millennial Reflections on the State of Canadian Labour History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3983552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Desmond Morton (McGill University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Pages | 11 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Labour / Le Travail (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0700-3862 • E-ISSN: 1911-4842 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/25149095 |
| OpenAlex | W1528595996 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The suprise of being invited to comment on the state of Canadian labour history was exceeded by the honour. The explosive early growth of the field in the 1970s, and its domination by the team that created Labour/Le Travail, has concealed stasis and even a decline in the past decade, a harsh economic climate sent the paths of the labour movement and of younger historians in unexpected directions. Historians who believed they got closer to the present by understanding the past might reflect on misjudgments as well as successes. Resume La suprise d'etre invite a donner des commentaires sur l'histoire de la classe ouvriere canadienne ete depassee par l'honneur. Le domaine etait en pleine croissance au debut des annees 1970, et sa domination par l'equipe qui a cree Labour/Le Travail, a cache la stase et meme un declin au cours de la derniere decennie, en meme temps qu'un climat economique feroce envoyait les chemins du mouvement syndical et des jeunes historiens dans des directions imprevues. Les historiens qui croyaient se rapprocher du present en comprenant le passe pourraient reflechir sur les jugements mal fondes ainsi que sur les oeuvres reussies
Political science · State (computer science · Canadian Identity and History · Computer Science · History
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
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