Richard Taylor

English radicalism in the twentieth century (eBook, ePUB)

A distinctive politics?

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Produktbeschreibung

England has had a predominantly conservative political culture for some centuries. Yet there is a persistent, minority strand of radicalism that has challenged the practices, beliefs and structures of power of the established order. This book explores this 'radical tradition' as articulated in the twentieth century. The main currents of English radicalism range from liberal reformers, through socialist parliamentarians, to social movement activists in the peace, women's and labour movements. Despite their differing agendas, all have held their moral and political commitments to achieving a free, democratic, equal and just society in common. Moreover, all have believed, whatever their other differences, in the importance of extra-parliamentary social movements. What is it that has constituted this 'radical tradition'? Is it a coherent, distinctive and important political force in the twentieth century? And how do these ideas and practices relate to radical politics in England in the early twenty-first century? This book offers an analysis of the historical and ideological development of English radicalism from the English Civil War onwards. Richard Taylor examines how the problems of achieving radical change in England in the twentieth century were approached by the ten key figures from a range of ideological positions within the tradition: Bertrand Russell, Sylvia Pankhurst, Ellen Wilkinson, George Orwell, E.P. Thompson, Michael Foot, Joan Maynard, Stuart Hall, Tony Benn and Nicolas Walter.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Verso
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526151292
• Artikelnr.: 60113535

Autorenporträt

Colonel Richard Taylor, retired, served in Army cavalry, ranger, and airborne units, as an educator, and in military-diplomatic assignments in Africa, Brussels, and Manila. And Defense/State diplomatic advisor assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has written for many military publications. Prodigals is his first book.Colonel (US Army, Retired) Richard Taylor writes of love and war. "Prodigals: A Vietnam Story," an autobiography, was published by Casemate in 2003 and the manuscript was a winner at the Pikes Peak Writers Conference, then a featured selection of the Military Book Club. "Homeward Bound: American Veterans Return from War, a comprehensive veterans history, was first published by Greenwood Press (ABC-CLIO) in 2007, then republished by the Naval Institute Press in 2009 as a featured selection of the Association of the US Army. It was one source for the PBS four part series "American Veteran" in 2021. His current hits are the Eden Trilogy-Eden Lost, Return to Eden, and Almost Eden.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1 The Nature of English Radicalism 2 An Overview of English
Radicalism 3 Bertrand Russell 4 Sylvia Pankhurst 5 Ellen Wilkinson 6 George
Orwell 7 EP Thompson 8 Michael Foot 9 Joan Maynard 10 Stuart Hall 11 Tony
Benn 12 Nicolas Walter 13 A Distinctive Politics? Select Bibliography