Australian Labour History Reconsidered
Edited by David Palmer, Ross Shanahan and Martin Shanahan

Year of publication: 1999
ISBN: 0 9585962 1 2

RRP: $AUS 29.95

The contributions to this volume discuss new aspects of Australian labour history. These essays reflect on Australian labour's unique constellation of institutions, organisations and culture, identifying what makes Australian society and its working traditions different from those of other countries. Chpaters are grouped into themes including culture, gener and Australian workers; organised labour and political culture; working class communities; Australian egalitarianism -- reality or myth; and alternative working class experiences. A concluding section includes perspectives on writing labour history from some of Australia's foremost labour historians.

David Palmer is Senior Lecturer in American Studies, Flinders University of South Australia.

Martin Shanahan is a Hawke Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Economics in the School of International Business, University of South Australia.

Ross Shanahan is Visiting Research Fellow in the School of Social Inquiry, University of Adelaide..