Raising the Red Flag: Marxism, Labourism, and the Roots of British Communism, 18841921
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Raising the Red Flag: Marxism, Labourism, and the Roots of British Communism, 18841921
By (Author) Tony Collins
Haymarket Books
Haymarket Books
13th November 2024
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Industrial arbitration and negotiation
Left-of-centre democratic ideologies
Far-left political ideologies and movements
Social and cultural history
European history
335.40941
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
Description
Raising the Red Flag is a stirring exploration of the origins of the British Marxist movement, from the creation of the Social Democratic Federation to the foundation of the Communist Party.
It tells a story of rising class struggle, the founding of the Labour Party, the fight against World War One, the Russian Revolution, and the explosive year of 1919.
The book also uses new archival sources to re-examine Marxist organisations such as the British Socialist Party, the Socialist Labour Party, and Sylvia Parkhurst's Workers' Socialist Federation.
Above all, this is the story of men and women who fought to liberate the working class from capitalism through socialist revolution.
Author Bio
Tony Collins is Emeritus Professor of History at De Montfort University. He has published extensively on working-class culture and sport, including Sport in Capitalist Society and Rugby League: A People's History.
