Toronto Workers Respond to Industrial Capitalism, 1867-1892 (Reprints in Canadian History) [Paperback]

Gregory S. Kealey (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 415 pages
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press (May 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802068839
• ISBN-13: 978-0802068835
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,551,555 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Groundbreaking Canadian Labour history, February 21, 2003

By 

Samuel E. Wagar "Wiccan historian" (Burnaby, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Toronto Workers Respond to Industrial Capitalism, 1867-1892 (Reprints in Canadian History) (Paperback)

Kealey is taking on a few well-established Canadian historical theories here - the staples theory, the nationalist left theories that hold Canada 'innocent' of independent Capitalist development. He's also interested in an in-depth study of working class culture and institutions during a crucial time in Canada's development - the transition to a full-blown industrial state. It's an ambitious set of tasks and he makes a very good run at it. The use of sources is excellent, with a day-by-day reading of the popular press as foundational. The weakest area is his understanding of the role of working class institutions - the friendly societies and churches, and the cultural aspects of the story.

The work is foundational. Others should build on it. I am very pleased to have read it and expect my reading of Canadian history to be strongly influenced by it.