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This cross-national comparative labor history examines the movement's attitudes toward class, race, and politics in Britain, Australia, and the United States during the era of New Imperialism, 1880 to 1914.

Table of Contents
Introduction - Labour in an International Context. - Chapter One: The Rule of Class and the Power of Race: Socialist Attitudes to Class, Race and Empire. - Chapter Two: Transatlantic Connections and America 'Peculiarities': Labour Politics in the USA and Britain. - Chapter Three: The Australian 'Workman's Paradise' in Comparative Perspective. - Conclusion: Summary of key themes and findings, especially labour's inclusive and exclusive approaches to class and race. Plus the implications of these approaches for the role of labour in today's globalised world.

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    Publisher: The Merlin Press Ltd
    Publication Date: 07/07/2003
    ISBN13: 9780850365153, 978-0850365153
    ISBN10: 850365155
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    Business, Finance & Law Labour / income economics General and world history Sociology: work and labour

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    This cross-national comparative labor history examines the movement's attitudes toward class, race, and politics in Britain, Australia, and the United States during the era of New Imperialism, 1880 to 1914.

    Table of Contents
    Introduction - Labour in an International Context. - Chapter One: The Rule of Class and the Power of Race: Socialist Attitudes to Class, Race and Empire. - Chapter Two: Transatlantic Connections and America 'Peculiarities': Labour Politics in the USA and Britain. - Chapter Three: The Australian 'Workman's Paradise' in Comparative Perspective. - Conclusion: Summary of key themes and findings, especially labour's inclusive and exclusive approaches to class and race. Plus the implications of these approaches for the role of labour in today's globalised world.

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