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BOLSHEVISM AND THE BRITISH LEFT
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| Volume: |
v. 1 |
| By: |
Kevin Morgan |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£20.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1905007256 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781905007257 |
| Publisher: |
LAWRENCE AND WISHART LTD |
| Pub. date: |
3 April, 2006 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
Part of a three-volume series, which looks at the relationship between different sections of the British left and Bolshevism in the first half of the twentieth century. This book focuses on funding and political resources. |
| Synopsis: |
Morgan goes far beyond the question of Russian gold, to dig beneath a host of myths and misconceptions. He shows that Labour's parliamentary advance was itself inconceivable solely on the basis of the workers' and trade union 'pennies' with which it is usually identified. In addition to the virtual market that developed in Labour's parliamentary nominations, there was almost always a need to cultivate private benefactors - not excluding Russian ones. Thus, as Morgan shows, George Lansbury drew on a wide variety of financial sponsors to create the space both for his own political career and for Labour's daily newspaper, the Daily Herald. As for the communist party itself, Russian subsidies often gave rise to fierce internal conflict and controversy: it was certainly regarded as mixed blessing by many. Kevin Morgan has uncovered some fascinating new material on this period of left history, and through his insightful analysis a much more complex picture than hitherto emerges, both of Labour-communist relations and those between the CPGB and the Comintern. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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