Books written by Verity Burgmann
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Fighting Against War: Peace Activism in the Twentieth Century
62 C. Bridge, “R.G. Casey, Australia's First Washington Legation, and the Origins of the Pacific War, 1940–42,” Australian Journal of Politics and History 28, no. 2 (August 1982), 187. 63 For example, on arrival in London Evatt stated ...
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Labour Traditions: Proceedings of the Tenth National Labour History Conference
In December 1945, a Sydney entrepreneur, O.K. Kennedy, discussed the issue of trade between Australia and the Far East with E.V. Burgoyne, an ex-AIF officer and the Australian agent of a Hong Kong trading company. Kennedy told Burgoyne ...
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Fighting Against War: Peace Activism in the Twentieth Century
Throughout the twentieth century, labour movement activists have been in the forefront of challenges to war and militarism. With a particular emphasis on the First World War this book seeks to restore their role to our historical memory.
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In Our Time: Socialism and the Rise of Labor, 1885-1905
In Our Time examines Australian loyalties to socialist agitators at the end of the nineteenth century and challenges the accepted versions of the social and political ferment which gave rise to the labour movement and its parliamentary ...
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Revolutionary Industrial Unionism: The Industrial Workers of the World in Australia
A history of the International Workers of the World (IWW) in Australia, this book is both lively and scholarly.
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Climate Politics And The Climate Movement In Australia
This book examines the broad context of Australian climate politics and the place of the climate movement within it.
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Globalization and Labour in the Twenty-First Century
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.tandfebooks.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license.Globalization has adversely affected working-class ...
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Power, Profit and Protest: Australian social movements and globalisation
These important factors in a changing political landscape. This book reflects on the significant changes which has taken place since Power and Protest was published in 1993.
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Green Bans, Red Union: The Saving of a City
In telling the colourful story that inspired many environmentalists and ordinary citizens, Burgmann and Burgmann open a window on a period when Australian workers led the world in innovative and stunningly effective forms of environmental ...
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Power and Protest: Movements for Change in Australian Society
Power and Protest serves as a lively reminder of battles won and lost and of those exciting political moments that continue to be of relevance to individuals and to society as a whole.
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Green Bans, Red Union: Environmental Activism and the New South Wales Builders Labourers' Federation
In telling the colourful story that inspired many environmentalists and ordinary citizens - and gave the word 'green' an entirely new meaning - Meredith Burgmann and Verity Burgmann open a window on a period when Australian workers led the ...
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Green Bans, Red Union: The Saving of a City
Green Bans, Red Union: The Saving of a City
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Revolutionary Industrial Unionism: The Industrial Workers of the World in Australia
The Industrial Workers of the World in Australia Verity Burgmann. he Industrial Workers of the World ( IWW ) in Australia is better known from the stories - both hostile and laudatory - told about it , than for any documented historical ...
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In Our Time: Socialism and the rise of Labor, 1885 -1905
Socialism and the rise of Labor, 1885 -1905 Verity Burgmann. worker is justified in preferring capitalist democracy, warts and all—especially when one notes that since World War 2, and until recently, Australian workers have had ...
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Globalization and Labour in the Twenty-First Century (Open Access)
Verity Burgmann. management hasn't met with us in SL and still hasn't offered a response to our repeated requests for a return to the bargaining table and decent wages and benefits for its Italian workers.80 With participants from 30 ...
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Protest!: Archives from the University of Melbourne
The Protest! exhibition "taking place during the 160th anniversary of the founding of the University, draws upon the rich collections of the University of Melbourne Archives to explore protest events and personalities at the University and ...
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Unions and the Environment
Uses 5 case studies to illustrate the relationship between jobs and environmental protection.