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Melanie Nolan, ed., Revolution. The 1913 Great Strike in New Zealand (Christchurch: Canterbury Press in association with Trade Union History Project 2006)
THIS BOOK IS AN excellent overview of the 1913 Great Strike in New Zealand, which was the closest New Zealand ever came to a general strike. (25) The book arose from a conference organized by the Trade Union History Project, a key centre for labour historiography in New Zealand, in November 2003 to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the strike. There is an introduction by the editor, which provides the background to the dispute and provides a review of the historiography of the strike. There is also a useful timeline of the dispute and comprehensive bibliography.
The editor has organized the 13 chapters according to four themes.... |
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