Leninism, Stalinism, and the women's movement in Britain, 1920-1939 / Sue Bruley.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Bruley, Sue, author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Women's history.

Routledge library editions. Women's history ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communist Party of Great Britain--History.

Communist Party of Great Britain.

Women and socialism--Great Britain--History.

Women and socialism.

Feminism--Great Britain--History.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (607 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers a detailed examination of the interaction between socialism and feminism through the lens of one particular socialist organisation, the Communist Party of Great Britain, from its foundation in 1920 until the outbreak of the Second World War. The study of socialism and feminism in the CPGB can be divided into four major areas - the party's concept of socialism and the role of women in a future society; the party's relationship to the feminist movement; the work of the party in relation to specific women's issues; and how the sexual division of labour operated within t

Contents:

Front Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Leninismstalinism; Table of Contents; List of abbreviations used; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter One The Inheritance: a survey of socialism and feminism in Britain until 1920; Appendix; Chapter Two Early Promises, August, 1920 - October, 1922; Chapter Three Women's Sections:progress or defeat? November, 1922 - December, 1925; Chapter Four "Women are our best men", January, 1926 - July, 1928; Chapter Five "No class can free you but your own" August, 1928 - December, 1932

Chapter Six Feminist cadres make an entrance, January, 1933 - December, 1935Chapter Seven Women against war and fascism, January, 1936 - September, 1939; Appendix to Chapters Six and Seven; Chapter Eight Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography

Notes:

"First published in 1986"--T.p. verso.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of London, 1980.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-24852-8

0-203-10417-X

1-299-44797-X

1-136-24853-6

9780203104170

OCLC:

836402598