Description
It's Time Again: Whitlam and Modern Labor
Edited by Jenny Hocking and Colleen Lewis
Soft cover, good condition.
It’s Time Again: Whitlam and Modern Labor, edited by Jenny Hocking and Colleen Lewis, is a wide-ranging anthology of essays that re-examines the era of Gough Whitlam and the transformation of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The volume explores how Whitlam and his government undertook a modernising project—within party structures, policy frameworks and social reform—and traces how that moment continues to resonate (and provoke debate) within contemporary Labor politics. (books.google.com) The essays cover personal reflections, rights and reforms (such as the Racial Discrimination Act and Aboriginal land rights), education and health policy, intellectual currents within the ALP, and the enduring question of how a political party might reinvent itself. (australianhumanitiesreview.org) By setting Whitlam’s leadership and the government’s achievements in a broader historical and institutional context, the book not only celebrates the landmark change of the 1972 election but also invites critical reflection on what remains unfinished, what was altered, and what might yet be reclaimed in modern Australian politics. (australianhumanitiesreview.org)
This item is second-hand and is sold as is. If you would like more details please contact us or visit us in store.
100% of profits raised from the sale of our goods will assist Fair Trade and Gift Shop in helping the many charities we support which make lasting change in the lives of disadvantaged people.