Labor in Politics: The State Labor Parties in Australia, 1880–1920 edited by D J Murphy

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has some light creasing at edges and spine. Tiny tear to inside front book flap, now protected by book tape. Interior and binding are excellent.

Labor in Politics is a major contribution to the study not only of state politics in Australia but of the Labor Party itself and the nature of politics in Australia.

This important book traces the emergence and development of political Labor in the six Australian colonies between 1880 to 1920. It describes the initiating combination of reformists, liberals, trade unions, and socialist forces. It discusses the basis of the complex relationship between the union movement, the party organisation and the parliamentary parties.