The Politics of Work: Gender and Labour in Victoria, 1880-1939

by Raelene Frances

Australia has a strong tradition of labour historiography, which until recently has been focused on the institutions of the labour movement: trade unions and labour parties. This book shifts the focus back to the workplace and looks at how and why the nature of work changed during the period from the late nineteenth century to World War II. The book focuses on three industries in the state of Victoria: clothing, bootmaking, and printing. Concerned...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521457726
• ISBN13: 9780521457729
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"