Australian Labour and Labour History

Introduces the labour, economic and political history of Australia, including the Australian Labor Party, which came to government prior to WWI, and focuses on the historiographical patterns that emerged on labour history. Discusses pioneering studies and the founding of Australian Society for the Study of Labour History and its journal, Labour History, which marked the field's arrival as university research. Describes the growing influence of the New Left, Marxism, women's history, and awareness of racism. Concludes with an analysis of research trends and that labour historians are influencing the writing of Australian national history.