Raising the red flag : Marxism, labourism, and the roots of British communism, 1884-1921 / by Tony Collins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Tony, 1961- author.

Contributor:

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Series:

Historical materialism book series ; 288.

Historical materialism book series ; volume 288

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social Democratic Federation.

Communist Party of Great Britain.

Labour Party (Great Britain).

Communism--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Communism--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1837-1901.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1901-1936.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 287 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

Marxism, labourism, and the roots of British communism, 1884-1921

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Boston : Brill, [2023]

Contents:

Mr Hyndman versus Comrade Engels : the birth of the Social Democratic Federation

The Labour Party question : Labourism, leftism, and the Second International

Britain in crisis : Labour's great unrest and the revolutionary left

August 1914 : British Marxists in the face of war

The Clyde turns red : John Maclean and the enemy at home

'Lads like me had whacked the bosses' : the coming of the Russian Revolution

1919 : the question of power

Between Labour and Bolshevism : towards a Communist Party

'Long live the Communist Party!' Building a British section of the Communist International

Conclusion: In praise of learning.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 01, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: Collins, Tony, 1961- Raising the red flag

ISBN:

9789004549623

9004549625

Publisher Number:

40032144079

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