Wide-ranging and richly researched, this is the first sourcebook to reconstruct the tumultuous history of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Drawing together over one hundred and fifty documents-including party statements, press releases, published correspondence, reviews, poems, cartoons and articles-it presents a detailed portrait of the party, its abiding concerns and its many contradictions from the 1920s to the 1980s. It samples voices from the full spectrum of the party's diverse personnel, from longstanding party leaders (Harry Pollitt, Rajani Palme Dutt), to prominent twentieth-century British intellectuals (E. P. Thompson, Eric Hobsbawm), to significant cultural figures (Jack Lindsay, Alan Bush, A.L. Lloyd). Balanced, comprehensive and framed by Callaghan and Harker's detailed introductions, British Communism: A documentary history is t only a valuable addition to the historiography of Communism, but to the study of twentieth-century Britain.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Manchester University Press
ISBN-10
0719082110
ISBN-13
9780719082115
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111631307
Product Key Features
Format
B-Format Paperback, Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Politics & Government: Textbooks & Study Guides
Dimensions
Height
216mm
Width
138mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Manchester
Edited by
John Callaghan, Ben Harker
Series Edited by
Harry Bennett
Series Title
Documents in Modern History
Author Biography
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