Struggletown

Private and Public Life in Richmond 1900-1965

Janet McCalman

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MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
02 February 2021

History; Australasian & Pacific history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000

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A new edition of the award-winning classic.

'The old Struggletowners, if they could see it now, would not believe their eyes.'

In Struggletown, Janet McCalman takes us into the inner-city industrial working-class suburb of Richmond, in Melbourne, before the gentrification of the 1970s. This is a narrative richly informed by the voices and memories of those who lived there during this time - the Struggletowners themselves - as well as by McCalman's familiarity with the objects, buildings and topography of their physical environment and her impressive awareness of larger social forces, structures and patterns.

As urban life continues to develop in new directions and complex human and political relations suggest new futures, the difficulty and necessity of remembering, now, also lends this classic work a palpable new relevance.

By: Janet McCalman
Imprint: MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 438g
ISBN: 9780522877182
ISBN 10: 0522877184
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 02 February 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active