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Sean Scalmer is an Associate Professor in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia. His work includes Gandhi in the West: The Mahatma and the Rise of Radical Protest, Activist Wisdom: Practical Knowledge and Creative Tension in Social Movements toon meer (with Sarah Maddison); Dissent Events: Protest, the Media and the Political Gimmick in Australia, and On the Stump: Campaign Oratory and Democracy in the United States, Britain, and Australia which won the 2018 NSW Premier's History Award, General History Prize. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder

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This book is an excellent introduction to Australian labour history, stretching as far back as white settlement. It's a scholarly work (if you can overlook the emotive language and the lack of referencing). The author is a labour historian and sociologist, and the work is rife with detail, interesting quotes and facts, surprising for such a small book. Some sections though were a little scattered and sweeping, but that is to be expected. Scalmer even touches on some debates in academic and political circles; is a working class a pre-requisite to unionism; are unions inclusive or exclusive; was the Accord as victory or loss.
An good argument for collectivism, grounded in an historical context.
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