British Communism

A documentary history
Herausgeber: Callaghan, John; Harker, Ben

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Draws together key documents in the history of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in a single, student-friendly volume. Balanced, comprehensive and framed by Callaghan and Harker's detailed introductions, this is a valuable addition to the study of twentieth-century Britain.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 397g
• ISBN-13: 9780719082115
• ISBN-10: 0719082110
• Artikelnr.: 34011832

Autorenporträt

John Callaghan is Professor in Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Salford. Ben Harker is Lecturer in Community and Cultural Studies at the University of Salford.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Defining Bolshevism 2. Defending the Soviets 3. The problem
of Social Democracy 4. The British empire 5. The new line, 1928-35 6.
Popular Front Communism, 1935-39 7. The CPGB 1939-47 8. The national road
and the British cultural tradition, 1947-56 9. 1956 and Communist crisis
10. Communists and Trade Unions since 1945 11. The 'new social movements'
12. Things fall apart Index