House that Jack built : Jack Mundey, green bans hero / Jim Colman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colman, Jim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mundey, Jack, 1932-.

Mundey, Jack.

Labor unions--Political activity.

Labor unions.

Activism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (389 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney, Australia : New South, 2016.

Summary:

"This is the story of how an ordinary bloke from the bush launched a movement that would change the character of Australia's towns and cities, and bring about lasting political and legislative reform. This is the story of the house that Jack Mundey built."--Back cover.

Contents:

Front Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Foreword by Bob Carr; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: From the dairy to the big smoke; Chapter 2: How green was my valley... or was it?; Chapter 3: A city and a river; Chapter 4: Grass-roots stirrings; Chapter 5: Big issues, big battles; Chapter 6: Strange bedfellows; Chapter 7: After the bans; Chapter 8: Today and tomorrow; Epilogue by Joan Domicelj; Endnote by Meredith Burgmann; Appendix 1: Key Events in the evolution of the conservation movement in Australia and internationally; Appendix 2: Jack Mundey - Honours and awards

Appendix 3: Jack Mundey - Life/career chronologyAppendix 4: Select list of green bans sites c. 1970s; Acknowledgements; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 1, 2016).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

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ISBN:

9781742247816

1742247814

OCLC:

953603375