In this episode Dave (@withsobersenses) and Jon (@JonPiccini) discuss Humphrey McQueen's A New Britannia. This is the first of three books we are reading as part of a series on race and capitalism in Australia,
We try to come to grips with his argument and its explanation for racism arising from the specifics of class formation in Australia, how it challenged established Leftwing thought and its implications for today.
We reference
Two Radical Legends: Russel Ward, Humphrey McQueen and the New Left Challenge in Australian Historiography
Music by Redgum
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