Protest in New Zealand eBook - 1 year lease, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (June 21, 2013) © 2013

  • Brent Coutts
  • Nicholas Fitness

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ISBN-13: 9781442553224
Protest in New Zealand eBook - 1 year lease
Published 2013

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Throughout New Zealand’s history, individuals and groups have been impelled to seek change and achieve social justice through the medium of protest. Protest in New Zealand provides an in-depth look at contested events during the 20th century, focusing on their causes and effects, and the events and people that drove them. Find out more

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Table of contents

Introduction

1 Introduction to the history of protest in New Zealand
Looking at protest in New Zealand
The 19th century
The 20th century

2 Cossacks and comrades
Long-term causes of industrial unrest
Industrial action at Waihi, 1912
The 1913 waterfront strike
The 1951 waterfront dispute
Using historiography

3 Pacifism and anti-conscription
The origins of pacifism in New Zealand
Opposition to compulsory military training
WWI brings change
A change in government policy
Maori resistance to military service
Between the wars
World War II
Using historiography

4 The 1932 Depression riots
The causes of the 1932 Depression riots
Actions undertaken during the 1932 riots
How was New Zealand society affected?
Using historiography

5 Counter-culture and the anti-Vietnam War protest movement
Causes of growth in New Zealand’s counter-culture movement
Why did New Zealand become involved in the Vietnam War?
Actions and issues
New Zealand troops come home
Effects on New Zealand society and politics Using historiography

6 The second wave of feminism
What were the protest issues?
Factors leading to the formation of the women’s liberation movement
Protest actions targeting social issues
The United Women’s Conventions
Maori feminist issues
Protest actions targeting economic and political issues
Campaigning for more women in politics
The campaign to legalise abortion
Using historiography

7 Homosexual law reform and civil rights
The causes of homosexual law reform in 1986
The first moves towards change
The gay liberation movement
Political developments towards law reform
Introduction of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill
Amending the Human Rights Act
Using historiography

Social enquiry: Inquiring into contested events

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