{"product_id":"9781552779521","title":"XCanada's Fighting Seniors","description":"First published in 1990, this book charts the emergence and rapid growth of Canada's powerful seniors' movement. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeniors' political clout has been increasingly evident since the mid-eighties, when their protest convinced Brian Mulroney to drop his efforts to limit pension benifits. Gifford's book provides a short history of seniors' organizing and tells the personal and organizational stories of today's seniors' groups. Sections on the work of seniors' groups in the United States and Europe add a global dimension to the book's analysis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanada's Fighting Seniors\u003c\/i\u003e is a pioneering study of the increasing organization and influence of older citizens in this country.","brand":"James Lorimer \u0026 Company Ltd., Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148813811952,"sku":"9781552779521","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781552779521_p0.jpg?v=1763757661","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781552779521","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}