Struggletown: Public and Private Life in Richmond, 1900-1965 - Hardcover
Since its first publication in 1984 Struggletown has become an Australian classic. Winner of numerous awards it brought a new vitality to the writing of local history with its unique blending of oral reminiscence politics and social history. It is the biography of a working-class generation born in the shadow of the depression of the 1890s; called to war in 1914; finding its feet in the 1920s only to be struck down by unemployment in the l930s; then rescued by the economic revival of World War II and the long post-war boom. It concludes with the coming of the new Australians in the 1950s and 1960s. But it is also the story of the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond, home of the legendary 'Tigers', of fierce Labour politics, of pride, loyalty and community. It is a story of human courage in the face of poverty and of love and friendship in the face of despair. This portrait of working-class life is moving, powerful and unforgettable.
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"Struggletown" is a story of working-class life and politics in twentieth-century Australia. McCalman writes with vigour and passion, using the Melbourne suburb of Richmond during the period 1900 to 1965 as a fascinating microcosm. Dr Janet McCalman is a Research Fellow in the Department of History at the University of Melbourne. In 1992 she was awarded the inaugural Max Crawford Medal by the Australian Academy of the Humanities for her scholarly achievement.
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- PublisherMelbourne University Press
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0522842461
- ISBN 13 9780522842463
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages325
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The power in this book springs from the originality of its conception. It explores the impact of history on private experience by following a generation born under the lingering blight of the 1890s depression. They see two World Wars, the even greater economic disasters of the 1930s, the post-war boom, and take the full brunt of the first wave of non-British immigration. Here is te daily life of ordinary men and women celebrated as the very stuff of serious history. **The book has very light tanning and 2 tiny spots at the top. The jacket has 2 moisture stains and 2 tape-repaired tears at the top.**. Seller Inventory # 000899
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