Class Structure in Australian History: Poverty and Progress by R W Connell and T H Irving

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Ex library copy with all external stickers removed. Date due slip, barcode and stamps on inside pages. Wear to book corners and edges. Creasing to dust jacket but no tears.

When Class Structure in Australian History: Documents, Narrative and Argument was first published in 1980, it was quickly recognised as a seminal work.

Australian society is a class society. From the earliest days of European settlement, it has been shaped by the demands of capitalism and by its deeply rooted social conflicts.

But a class structure is not a static thing. Class traditions in Australia have gone through profound changes to produce the society we live in today.

In Class Structure in Australian History, the authors explore the development of class relations and the transformations of the ruling class in Australia. The authors argue that the concept of class analysis is essential to an understanding not only of Australian history but the issues and problems that confront Australian society today.

In this second edition, the authors have updated the narrative throughout and have written a new theoretical chapter introducing readers to modern debates on class. Another new chapter discusses the period 1975-1991.(back cover)