Coal, Class & Community
The United Mineworkers of New Zealand, 18801960
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Labour & Industrial Relations
| Author: | Len Richardson | ISBN: | 9781775580447 |
| Publisher: | Auckland University Press | Publication: | February 1, 1999 |
| Imprint: | Auckland University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Len Richardson |
| ISBN: | 9781775580447 |
| Publisher: | Auckland University Press |
| Publication: | February 1, 1999 |
| Imprint: | Auckland University Press |
| Language: | English |
Geographically isolated and long regarded as the "quintessential" proletarians, industrial bogeymen and revolutionaries, coal miners occupy an important place in the history of industrial radicalism in New Zealand. Looking behind the stereotypes, this study tells a story about New Zealand's industrial past, with clear identification of the central issues and attention to the colorful personalities involved.
Geographically isolated and long regarded as the "quintessential" proletarians, industrial bogeymen and revolutionaries, coal miners occupy an important place in the history of industrial radicalism in New Zealand. Looking behind the stereotypes, this study tells a story about New Zealand's industrial past, with clear identification of the central issues and attention to the colorful personalities involved.
