Description: This history of maritime unions' long activism for labour rights is a study of internationalism in action. It tells of connections forged and divided, regionally and globally. This is a story of vision and grit, of maritime men defiant in their organised opposition to slave-like conditions and committed to achieving enduring gains.
Brief description: Diane Kirkby is Professor of Law and Humanities, University of Technology Sydney and Research Professor (Emeritus) at La Trobe University.
Review Quotes:
'While maintaining a focus on their Australian and New Zealand central actors, Kirkby et. al. offer a comprehensive examination of seafaring and dock labor conflicts across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Altogether, an impressive tribute to the marriage of scholarly resolve with underlying democratic political idealism.' Leon Fink, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Illinois, Chicago