About the event
Otago University Press and Unity Books warmly invite you to the launch of The Cost of Living: Union politics and economic crisis in New Zealand, 1975–87 by Ross Webb.
About the book:
The Cost of Living examines power, conflict and the consequences of economic change, situating the FOL within the defining economic battles of its era – over wages, inflation and living standards. In doing so, it offers timely historical context for current discussions about workers’ rights, inequality and economic policy.
About Ross:
Ross Webb is an historian based in Lower Hutt. He holds a PhD in history from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, and is a co-author of Te Hau Kāinga: The Māori home front during the Second World War (Auckland University Press, 2024).
Launching in-store:
The Cost of Living by Ross Webb
6pm, Wednesday 14th October
Unity Books, 57 Willis St.
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