Communist women in Scotland : Red Clydeside from the Russian Revolution to the end of the Soviet Union
Rafeek, Neil C.2008
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Neil Rafeek makes the first systematic study of 'Red Clydeside', the term given to communism, radical Labour and trade unionism in Scotland. He focuses on the role of women in the Communist Party and describes women's experiences of meeting leading international personalities of the era.
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Imprint:
London : Tauris Academic Studies, 2008.
Collation:
x, 294 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-284) and index.
Contents:
Table of Contents1. Becoming Militant: Socialist politicisation from Childhood2. The Experience of Women in the Party Structure3. Sacrifice and Advance: The Scottish Women's Advisory Committee and Women's Sections 1947-694. Solidarity with the Socialist World 1917-64: The Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc5. Proud, Radical and Optimistic in a Changing World: The Sixties Generation 1960-766. Open Discord, Internal Division and Permenant Decline: 1977-19917. Integral to the Cause: A Women's Place in the Communist Party in Scotland
ISBN:
9781845116248 (hbk)
Dewey class:
335.43082
Language:
English
Subject:
Communist Party -- Scotland -- HistoryWomen communists -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- History -- 20th centuryWomen in the labor movement -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- History -- 20th centuryWomen and socialism -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- History -- 20th centuryWomen and communism -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- History -- 20th centuryWorking class -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- Political activity -- History -- 20th centuryPolitics and Government
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2075224
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