Citizen Dwyer

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    Abstract

    The chapter focuses on the political activism of John Dwyer, a working class radical who campaigned for the right to work on behalf of Sydney's unemployed in the period 1900-1914. Dwyer's activism was also complicated by his own quest for recognition as an activist and his search for employment during the period, as Federation seemed to offer a new political sphere for Dwyer's activism. His struggle to change society was always a struggle to change his own circumstances. Dwyer's experience reveals not only the difficulties of maintaining radical activism, but also the dilemmas of creating and maintaining a radical identity.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationWorking the Nation
    Subtitle of host publicationWorking Life and Federation 1890-1914
    Editors Mark Hearn, Greg Patmore
    Place of PublicationSydney
    PublisherPluto Press Australia
    Pages264-281
    Number of pages18
    ISBN (Print)1864031352
    Publication statusPublished - 2001

    Keywords

    • Working class radicalism
    • Federation
    • unemployment
    • citizenship
    • labour history

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