Benjamin Isitt: 3 books
From Victoria to Vladivostok
Canadas Siberian Expedition, 1917-19
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
This groundbreaking book brings to life a forgotten chapter in the history of Canada and Russia – the journey of 4,200 Canadian soldiers from Victoria to Vladivostok in 1918 to help defeat Bolshevism. Combining military and labour history with the social history of BC, Quebec, and Russia, Benjamin...
Disabling Barriers
Social Movements, Disability History, and the Law
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
Disabling Barriers analyzes issues relating to disability at different moments in Canadian and American history. In this volume, legal scholars, historians, and disability-rights activists demonstrate that disabled people can change their social status by transforming the political and legal discourse...
Militant Minority
British Columbia Workers and the Rise of a New Left, 1948-1972
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2011
Militant Minority tells the compelling story of British Columbia workers who sustained a left tradition during the bleakest days of the Cold War. Through their continuing activism on issues from the politics of timber licenses to global questions of war and peace, these workers bridged the transition...