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BOOK NOTE
| Paul Corliss, Worlds at Work: An Annotated Bibliography of New Zealand Trade Union Literature, Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, 2006. pp. 291. NZ $40.00 cloth.
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| A labour of love and commitment produced this book, intended to assist others in pursuing the same interests. Paul Corliss has a long history as a trade union officer in a number of organisations, and as a bibliophile and collector of union artefacts. The book is comprehensive and extremely useful in its succinct indications of the contents of various sources, with which the compiler is clearly familiar. It is not confined to trade unions as the title suggests, but also includes other labour and left-wing organisations, such as the Labour Party and the Communist Party, and more tangentially related organisations such as the NZ Educational Institute, and even literature on right-wing political organisations. It includes biographical listings, with extensive bibliographical guides offered for some major leaders such as Bob Semple and Harry Holland. Apart from books, the bibliography includes collections and single instances of all printed material such as conference reports, pamphlets, newspapers and government publications such as those from the Department of Labour. The only types of item excluded are journal articles and posters. Items are arranged by author (often organisational) in alphabetical order. The book represents an indispensable guide for students of New Zealand labour history. It is also beautifully produced and includes 20 pages of illustrations of union and labour publications. |
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