{"product_id":"dreaming-of-what-might-be-the-knights-of-labor-in-ontario-1880-1900-paperback-9780521545716","title":"Dreaming of What Might Be; The Knights of Labor in Ontario, 1880–1900 (Paperback) 9780521545716","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDreaming of What Might Be\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Knights of Labor in Ontario, 1880–1900\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExamines Canada's working-class vision of an alternative to late nineteenth-century industrial-capitalist society.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGregory S. Kealey (Author), Bryan D. Palmer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521545716, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 5 April 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e504 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.5 x 3 cm, 0.78 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAs Canada's most industrialised province, Ontario served as the regional centre of the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, an organisation which embodied a late nineteenth-century working-class vision of an alternative to the developing industrial-capitalist society. The Order opposed the exploitation of labor, and cultivated working-class unity by providing an institutional and cultural rallying point for North American workers. By 1886 thousands of industrial workers had enrolled within the ranks of Ontario's local and district assemblies. This book examines the rise and fall of the Order, providing case studies of its experience in Toronto and Hamilton and chronicling its impact across the province.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables, figures, and maps\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Overview: 1. The working class and industrial capitalist development in Ontario to 1890\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'Warp, woof, and web': the structure of the Knights of Labor in Ontario\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Local Setting: 3. Toronto and the organization of all workers\u003cbr\u003e 4. Hamilton and the home club\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Wider Experience: Taking the Bad with the Good: 5. 'Unscrupulous rascals and the most infamous damn liars and tricksters at large': the underside of the Knights of Labor\u003cbr\u003e 6. The order in politics: the challenge of 1883–1887\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'Politicians in the order': the conflicts of decline, 1887–1894\u003cbr\u003e 8. 'Spread the light': forging a culture\u003cbr\u003e 9. The people's strike: class conflict and the Knights of Labor\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Conclusion: 10. Accomplishment and failure\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Labour economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Labour economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Labour%20economics%20%5BKCF%5D%22\"\u003eKCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46019807314200,"sku":"9780521545716","price":40.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521545716i_658c24e9-98b8-4c83-89b0-8ea997e87346.jpg?v=1691369455","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dreaming-of-what-might-be-the-knights-of-labor-in-ontario-1880-1900-paperback-9780521545716","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}