Friends of Alice Wheeldon : the anti-war activist accused of plotting to kill Lloyd George / Sheila Rowbotham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rowbotham, Sheila, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wheeldon, Alice.

Feminists--Great Britain--Biography.

Feminists.

Great Britain.

Socialists--Great Britain--Biography.

Socialists.

Wheeldon, Alice--Drama.

World War, 1914-1918--Drama.

World War, 1914-1918.

Feminism--Great Britain--History.

Feminism.

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Drama.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 224 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, 2015.

Summary:

This Remarkable Book Brings To Life The Show Trial Of An Innocent Woman At The Height Of The First World War, Sheila Rowbotham's play Friends of Alice Wheeldon tells the story of a Derby socialist and feminist who opposed the First World War. In 1917, she and members of her family were accused of plotting to assassinate the Prime Minister, Lloyd George, on the evidence of 'Alex Gordon', an agent employed by an undercover intelligence agency. The historical introduction, Rebel Networks in the First World War, revised and extended to incorporate new research, describes the interaction between workplace militants and anti-war activists as well as the intrigues among politicians and intelligence agencies. It highlights the campaign being mounted to clear the names of Alice and her family. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Radical Politics in Derby 2

2 The Socialist Labour Party and Marxism 8

3 Industrial Rebellion in the First World War 22

4 Resisting the War 30

5 Intertwining Discontents 37

6 Spies and the Shop Stewards' Movement 43

7 The 'Poison Plot' 51

8 Divisions within the State 63

9 Rival Intelligence Agencies 71

10 Prison and its Aftermath 85

11 Bearing the Burden 90

12 Preparing for Power 105.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781583675540

158367554X

9781583675557

1583675558

OCLC:

915159273