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Paradise on the Instalment Plan
The Economic Thought of the Australian Labour Movement between the Depression and the Long Boom
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Contemporary labour movement thinking about the Australian economy took shape between the depression of the 1930s and the long post-war boom, in the form of moderate and, today much diminished, left nationalist currents. Economic conditions, the level of the class struggle and the political proclivities of...
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See moreA systematic study of how the Australian Labor Party, Communist Party and union movement understood key aspects of Australian capitalism and its place in the world from the 1920s to the 1950s, and the social context of their development.
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Contemporary labour movement thinking about the Australian economy took shape between the depression of the 1930s and the long post-war boom, in the form of moderate and, today much diminished, left nationalist currents. Economic conditions, the level of the class struggle and the political proclivities of different classes were particularly expressed in the working classβs main organisations β the Australian Labor Party (ALP), Communist Party of Australia (CPA) and trade unions.
This study focuses on labour movement understandings of three fundamental aspects of Australian capitalism: the countryβs place in the world; its class structure; and its experience of severe economic fluctuations.
Paradise on the Instalment Plan by Rick Kuhn provides an insightful exploration of these themes, offering a detailed analysis of the complex interplay between economic conditions, class struggle, and political trends in Australia during this significant historical period.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9789004756724
Publisher: Brill
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 May 2026
Country: Netherlands
Imprint: Brill
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 36.0mm
Width: 155.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 917g
Pages: 476
About the Author
Rick Kuhn, a member of Socialist Alternative in Australia, is a historian and political scientist. He wrote the Deutscher Prizing winning biography Henryk Grossman and the Recovery of Marxism (University of Illinois Press, 2006) and edited Class and Struggle in Australia (Pearson, 2005).
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