{"product_id":"2026200013276-secondhand-printers-and-politics-a-history-of-the-australian-printing-unions-1850-1950","title":"Printers And Politics: A History Of The Australian Printing Unions 1850-1950","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the intersection of labour movement history and the rise of a democratic press, Printers and Politics: A History of the Australian Printing Unions 1850-1950 chronicles one hundred years of organised labour within one of Australia's most politically charged industries. J. Hagan, a Lecturer in History at Wollongong University College, meticulously details the formation, struggles, and triumphs of the Australian printing unions — workers whose craft gave voice to the nation's newspapers, political pamphlets, and public discourse — and illustrates how their collective power shaped both industrial relations and the broader political landscape of the continent.\n\nRooted in a scholarly tradition of Australian labour history, Hagan's work argues that the printing trade was far more than a mechanical craft; it was a crucible of radical politics, worker solidarity, and democratic ideals. His authoritative and measured prose situates the unions within the wider currents of Australian social history, drawing connections between the workshop floor and the halls of parliament. For anyone seeking to understand the sinews of Australian working-class identity and political culture, this landmark study poses a provocative question: who truly controls the press — those who own it, or those who print it?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203276447963,"sku":"2026200013276-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/04ae09d4-1893-4ca3-802a-c053137800f4.png?v=1788147236","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013276-secondhand-printers-and-politics-a-history-of-the-australian-printing-unions-1850-1950","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}