On the Left: Essays on Socialism in New ZealandPat Moloney, Kerry Taylor This book offers the first survey of the Left in New Zealand, exploring the richness of that tradition and its significance for New Zealand's political culture. It is a collection of essays that spans the twentieth century, examining a range of ideals, political organizations and social action adopted by the Left, as well as New Zealand's response to them. An introduction surveys left-wing thought and practice in New Zealand. Themes or questions that trace through the essays are: how the Left has been seen; its history; gender and ethnicity issues in the Left; changing nature and diversity of the Left; and the distinctive character of the New Zealand Left. |
Contents
Acknowledgements | 6 |
Whose LeftWhos Left? The Knights of Labour | 21 |
A Reassessment | 39 |
Copyright | |
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