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The origins of worker mobilisation : Australia, 1788-1850 / Michael Quinlan.

Lippincott Library HD6892 .Q56 2018
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Quinlan, Michael, 1951- author.
Series:
Routledge studies in employment and work relations in context ; 13.
Routledge Studies in Employment and Work Relations in Context ; 13
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Labor unions--Australia--History--19th century.
Labor unions.
Labor unions--Australia--History--18th century.
History.
Australia.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
xx, 308 pages ; 24 cm.
Other Title:
Origins of worker mobilization
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Contents:
Reconsidering the collective impulse and the colonial context
Law, the courts and inequality at work
Overview of worker organisation, 1788-1850
Analysing the components of organisation
Organisation in transport and maritime activities
Organisation in the rural and extractives sectors
Organisation in construction and building materials
Organisation in manufacturing and related trades
Organisation in government and community services
Organisation in commercial, personal services and retailing
Peak and political organisation
Re-evaluating worker mobilisation
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781138084087
1138084085
OCLC:
1014009742

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