A New Britannia

McQueen, Humphrey (1986 )A New Britannia. In The University of Queensland Press.

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Title	A New Britannia
Author(s)	McQueen, Humphrey
Research Fields, Courses and Disciplines	430101 History - Australian
Abstract/Summary	This is the preface and introduction to the fourth edition of A New Britannia by Humphrey McQueen. 'Cock-eyed and parochial' Donald Horne labelled this provocative book when it was first published - a few years after his own celebrated Lucky Country. This stimulating new edition of Humphrey McQueen's irreverent classic charts the origins of the Australian Labor Party. In tracing the social forces that produced the ALP, he shows it was anti-socialist from the very start. Along the way he reveals a colonial passion for pianos and uncovers the proto-fascist ideas behind Henry Lawson's popular writings. An expanded Afterword brings the ALP into the current phase of globalising. Racism rears its many heads throughout this challenging story, and Humphrey McQueen shows that the desire for land was the basis for much of what passed as radicalism and socialism. For Australians, it would seem the land boom has never ended.
Keyword	Australian Labor Party Australian history Australian studies
Publisher	The University of Queensland Press
Date	1986
Edition	4th
Place of Publication	Brisbane

Document type:	Book Chapter
Collection:	UQ Press - books, book chapters and bibliographies

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