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‘Red Ellen’ Wilkinson: Her Ideas, Movements and World
Matt Perry
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Description for ‘Red Ellen’ Wilkinson: Her Ideas, Movements and World
Hardback. Unearths new evidence to provide a richer understanding of the life of the Labour minister Ellen Wilkinson Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 806.
Unearthing new evidence to provide a richer understanding of her life, this study delves beyond the familiar image of Ellen Wilkinson on the Jarrow Crusade. From a humble background, she ascended to the rank of minister in the 1945 Labour government. Yet she was much more than a conventional Labour politician. She wrote journalism, political theory and novels. She was both a socialist and a feminist; at times, she described herself as a revolutionary. She experienced Soviet Russia, the Indian civil disobedience campaign, the Spanish Civil War and the Third Reich. This study deploys transnational and social movement theory perspectives ... Read more
Unearthing new evidence to provide a richer understanding of her life, this study delves beyond the familiar image of Ellen Wilkinson on the Jarrow Crusade. From a humble background, she ascended to the rank of minister in the 1945 Labour government. Yet she was much more than a conventional Labour politician. She wrote journalism, political theory and novels. She was both a socialist and a feminist; at times, she described herself as a revolutionary. She experienced Soviet Russia, the Indian civil disobedience campaign, the Spanish Civil War and the Third Reich. This study deploys transnational and social movement theory perspectives ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719087202
SKU
9780719087202
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About Matt Perry
Matt Perry is Reader in Labour History at Newcastle University -- .
Reviews for ‘Red Ellen’ Wilkinson: Her Ideas, Movements and World
The present renewal of scholarly interest in Ellen Wilkinson is both overdue and timely...' 'Wilkinson's links with Spain during the 1930s, her political philosophy, role in the feminist movement, her failing health and death are also explored in minute detail.
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