The Origins of Worker Mobilisation: Australia 1788-1850

by Michael Quinlan

This is a book on how and why workers come together. Almost coincident with its inception, worker organisation is a central and enduring element of capitalism. In the 19th and 20th centuries' mobilisation by workers played a substantial role in reshaping critical elements of these societies in Europe, North America, Australasia and elsewhere including the introduction of minimum labour standards (living wage rates, maximum hours etc), workplace...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367890461
• ISBN13: 9780367890469
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"