Anti-Parliamentary Communism: The Movement for Workers’ Councils in Britain, 1917–45Springer, 27 jul 2016 - 239 pagina's The book explores the ideas and activities of the anti-parliamentarians in Britain between 1917 and 1945, from the ex-suffragettes based around Sylvia Pankhurst's Workers' Dreadnought newspaper, to the Clydeside-based Anti-Parliamentary Communist Federation and its offshoots. |
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The Russian Revolution | 33 |
The Labour Party | 57 |
Trade Unions and Industrial Organisation | 79 |
The Late Twenties and Early Thirties | 107 |
The Split in the APCF and Formation of the USM | 129 |
The Civil War in Spain | 155 |
The Second World War | 169 |
A Balance Sheet | 201 |
ReferencesSelect Bibliography | 225 |
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