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HIST 224 – New Zealand Labour History
| Points: | 20 | Prerequisites: | As for HIST 215 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty: | Humanities & Soc Sc | Corequisites: | None |
| School: | History, Phil, Pol Sci & IR | Restrictions: | None |
An introduction to NZ labour history from 1880. Topics covered will include an analysis of class as a social relation and the extent to which class is mediated by gender, race and age; the changing relationship between work and leisure; and the attributes of the so-called 'traditional working class culture'. 100% internal assessment.
Assessment:
- A book review (30%)
- Essay (45%)
- Class test (25%)
Set Texts:
HIST 224 Book of Readings. Available from Student Notes, Student Union Building.
Recommended Readings:
- Melanie Nolan, Kin: A collective biography of a New Zealand working-class family, Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, 2005.
- Melanie Nolan, ed., Revolution: The 1913 New Zealand Great Strike, Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, 2005.
- Erik Olssen, Building the New World: Work, politics and society in Caversham 1880s-1920s, Auckland University Press, Auckland, 1995.
This course is not currently being offered.
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