Dissenting Traditions (Paperback)

Sean Carleton

ISBN 10: 1771993111 / ISBN 13: 9781771993111

Published by AU Press, EDMONTON, 2021

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Paperback. The work of Bryan D. Palmer, one of North America's leading historians, has influenced the fields of labour history, social history, discourse analysis, communist history, and Canadian history, as well as the theoretical frameworks surrounding them. Palmer's work reveals a life dedicated to dissent and the difficult task of imagining alternatives by understanding the past in all of its contradictions, victories, and failures. Dissenting Traditions gathers Palmer's contemporaries, students, and sometimes critics to examine and expand on the topics and themes that have defined Palmer's career, from labour history to Marxism and communist politics. Paying attention to Palmer's participation in key debates, contributors demonstrate that class analysis, labour history, building institutions, and engaging the public are vital for social change. In this moment of increasing precarity and growing class inequality, Palmer's politically engaged scholarship offers a useful roadmap for scholars and activists alike and underlines the importance of working-class history. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dissenting Traditions (Paperback)
• Publisher: AU Press, EDMONTON
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1771993111
• ISBN 13: 9781771993111
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The provocative works of Bryan D. Palmer reshaped the historiography of labor, communism, and the Canadian left. As a whole, Palmer’s writings reveal a commitment to critical dissent wedded to a proactive imagination, seeking out alternatives to past and present structures through a complex understanding of history. Dissenting Traditions gathers Palmer’s colleagues, students, and sometimes-critics to examine and expand on the defining themes of his career. Tracing Palmer’s participation in key debates, the authors demonstrate that the study of class coupled with public advocacy can lead to profound social change. In this moment of increasing precarity, Palmer’s politically engaged scholarship offers affirming evidence to scholars and activists alike on the remaining importance of working-class history.

About the Authors

Sean Carleton is assistant professor of history and Indigenous studies at the University of Manitoba.

Ted McCoy is associate professor of sociology at the University of Calgary and author of several books, including, most recently Four Unruly Women: Stories of Incarceration and Resistance from Canada’s Most Notorious Prison.

Julia Smith is assistant professor of labor studies at the University of Manitoba.