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A short article for the New Zealand labour history press
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My undergraduate honours thesis, written in 1997
Presented at the North American Labor History Conference (NALHC) at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, in 2012
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The Industrial Workers of the World is a union unlike any other. Founded in 1905 in Chicago, it rapidly gained members across the world thanks to its revolutionary, internationalist outlook. By using powerful organising methods including... more
The Industrial Workers of the World is a union unlike any other. Founded in 1905 in Chicago, it rapidly gained members across the world thanks to its revolutionary, internationalist outlook. By using powerful organising methods including direct-action and direct-democracy, it put power in the hands of workers. This philosophy is labeled as ‘revolutionary industrial unionism’ and the members called, affectionately, ‘Wobblies’.

This book is the first to look at the history of the IWW from an international perspective. Bringing together a group of leading scholars, it includes lively accounts from a number diverse countries including Australia, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Sweden and Ireland, which reveal a fascinating story of global anarchism, syndicalism and socialism.

Drawing on many important figures of the movements such as Tom Barker, Har Dayal, Joe Hill, James Larkin and William D. "Big Bill" Haywood, and exploring particular industries including shipping, mining, and agriculture, this book describes how the IWW and its ideals travelled around the world.
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Another conversation about US history and politics with John Coleman of the Apocatastasis Institute
This is the latest episode of the ongoing series on US and global history and politics with John Coleman
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Paula and David talk about music and history with New York-based songwriter and history buff, Vincent Cross, whose latest album is themed around one of his ancestors, titled The Life & Times of James "The Rooster" Corcoran.
A public discussion with my co-conspirator from Australia on the ongoing Song News Network project, Paula DeAngelis.
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In this hour with Australian historian and anarchist, Paula De Angelis, we talk about life during the pandemic, contrasts between the situation in Australia, the US, and the UK, mutual aid, the Industrial Workers of the World, the Song... more
In this hour with Australian historian and anarchist, Paula De Angelis, we talk about life during the pandemic, contrasts between the situation in Australia, the US, and the UK, mutual aid, the Industrial Workers of the World, the Song News Network, and other subjects.
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