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Australia's Own Cold War (Academic Monographs)
Tom Sheridan
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Paperback. Series: Academic Monographs. Num Pages: 405 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; KCF; KNXB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 627.
From the national maritime strike of 1890 to the violent dockside clashes of 1998, the waterfront has loomed large as a key battle site in Australian industrial relations. After Robert Menzies was swept to power on a wave of anti-communist sentiment in 1949, it emerged as the nation's own Cold War frontline. By 1950, Australia's wharves were plagued by problems, including inefficient management, backward methods and archaic equipment. As on-going hostility between waterside workers and employers erupted in conflicts over pay and conditions, the government did not hesitate to play on public paranoia. All problems, it claimed, were caused by ... Read more
From the national maritime strike of 1890 to the violent dockside clashes of 1998, the waterfront has loomed large as a key battle site in Australian industrial relations. After Robert Menzies was swept to power on a wave of anti-communist sentiment in 1949, it emerged as the nation's own Cold War frontline. By 1950, Australia's wharves were plagued by problems, including inefficient management, backward methods and archaic equipment. As on-going hostility between waterside workers and employers erupted in conflicts over pay and conditions, the government did not hesitate to play on public paranoia. All problems, it claimed, were caused by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
Series
Academic Monographs
Number of Pages
405
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522853858
SKU
V9780522853858
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99-50
About Tom Sheridan
Tom Sheridan is a former Reader and now Visiting Research Fellow in the School of Economics at the University of Adelaide. His research has focused on Australian industrial relations in the mid-twentieth century. Previous publications include Mindful Militants- The Amalgamated Engineering Union in Australia, 1920-1972 and Division of Labour- Industrial Relations in the Chifley Years, 1945-49.
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