N. Thompson

John Strachey

An Intellectual Biography

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Produktbeschreibung

This book studies John Strachey, one of the most important left intellectuals in twentieth century Britain. It provides a detailed exposition of his intellectual evolution set in its historical context, thus highlighting the options, pressures, dilemmas and pitfalls besetting British socialists in the turbulent times of the inter and post-war periods.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-38919-3
• 1st ed. 1993
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 384g
• ISBN-13: 9781349389193
• ISBN-10: 1349389196
• Artikelnr.: 45606454

Autorenporträt

NOEL THOMPSON

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements - Preface - Political Economy and the Labour Party: the post-war period - Revolution by Reason and the challenge to Fabianism, 1925 - The making of an English Marxist? 1925-29 - From Labour Party to New Party, 1929-31 - The Theory and Practice of Communism, 1931-36 - The Costs of keeping faith, 1931-39 - Towards a popular front political economy, 1936-39 - Marxist or social democrat? 1940-44 - The break with the Party, 1940-42 - Contemporary capitalism, 1945-56 - Revisionist or fundamentalist? 1945-56 - Modified capitalism, modified socialism, modified imperialism, 1956-63 - On the prevention of war - Conclusion - Index