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The book explores the significant impact of convicts on the development of capitalism in Australia, emphasizing their role in shaping workplace relations and institutions through active resistance. It challenges traditional narratives of Australia's history by highlighting convict contributions to worker mobilization and political dissent. Aimed at both an international audience and Australians with convict ancestry, it offers insights into understanding historical records and serves as a vital resource for students of unfree labor, social history, and colonization in the digital era.
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Unfree Workers, Hamish Maxwell-Stewart, Michael Quinlan
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- Released
- 2022
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- Title
- Unfree Workers
- Subtitle
- Insubordination and Resistance in Convict Australia, 1788-1860
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Singapore
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN13
- 9789811675577
- Category
- History, Business and Economics
- Description
- The book explores the significant impact of convicts on the development of capitalism in Australia, emphasizing their role in shaping workplace relations and institutions through active resistance. It challenges traditional narratives of Australia's history by highlighting convict contributions to worker mobilization and political dissent. Aimed at both an international audience and Australians with convict ancestry, it offers insights into understanding historical records and serves as a vital resource for students of unfree labor, social history, and colonization in the digital era.