Professor Don NerbasĀ won theĀ Ā from the Canadian Historical Association for his articleĀ "āLawless Coal Minersā and the Lingan Strike of 1882ā1883: Remaking Political Order on Cape Bretonās Sydney Coalfieldā.,Ģż92, 81ā122.
Ā praised this article for masterfully combining "local labour history with the wider social and economic changes that marked Cape Bretonās coalfields at the end of the 19thĀ century. Much more than simply an insightful study of political economy,ĢżNerbasĀ combinesĀ immigration and demographic histories with political culture and local custom for a beautifully articulated project. In tying regional practice to both the National Policy and Canadaās place in the global system of commodity exchange, this highly readable study sheds significant light regarding an episode previously understood simply as a āshort-lived rebellion of passing significance.ā