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Class Against Class

The Communist Party in Britain Between the Wars

Matthew Worley author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:22nd Nov '01

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A major study (based on newly discovered material) of the Communist party of Great Britain between the wars, when it adopted the military strategy of class against class, in its struggle to be the effective alternative to both the Labour Party and the TUC.

A major study of the Communist party of Great Britain between the wars, when it adopted the military strategy of class against class, in its struggle to be the effective alternative to both the Labour Party and the TUC. This revisionary study, based on newly-discovered material in the Manchester archive of the Communist Party, shows that far from losing influence and being driven to the brink of collapse, the CPGB then consolidated its position, led national hunger marches and organized social and cultural events, while membership grew and the party developed as an effective and valued body in the pantheon of leftwing British politics.

Journal of Contemporary History: "show[s] how marginal it (the Communist Party) was throughout its history, its' members distinctive concerns and thinking isolating them, both intellectually and withing their class, despite their influence at times within a few trade unions." Manchester Region History Review v17ii, 2006-10-05' 'Careful analysis of historical sources ensures that his revisionist credentials remain firmly intact in producing a worthy addition to our understanding of the evolution of far left politics in Britain between the wars.' -Stephen Catterall.

ISBN: 9781860647475

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368 pages