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Labour Legends and Russian Gold (Part 1)
Kevin Morgan Phd
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Description for Labour Legends and Russian Gold (Part 1)
Paperback. Labour Leends and Russian Gold. 320 pages. Part of a three-volume series, which looks at the relationship between different sections of the British left and Bolshevism in the first half of the twentieth century. This book focuses on funding and political resources. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFC; JPFF; JPL. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 25. Weight: 424.
Morgan goes far beyond the question of Russian gold, to dig beneath a host of myths and misconceptions. He shows that Labour's parliamentary advance was itself inconceivable solely on the basis of the workers' and trade union 'pennies' with which it is usually identified. In addition to the virtual market that developed in Labour's parliamentary nominations, there was almost always a need to cultivate private benefactors - not excluding Russian ones. Thus, as Morgan shows, George Lansbury drew on a wide variety of financial sponsors to create the space both for his own political career and for Labour's daily newspaper, ... Read more
Morgan goes far beyond the question of Russian gold, to dig beneath a host of myths and misconceptions. He shows that Labour's parliamentary advance was itself inconceivable solely on the basis of the workers' and trade union 'pennies' with which it is usually identified. In addition to the virtual market that developed in Labour's parliamentary nominations, there was almost always a need to cultivate private benefactors - not excluding Russian ones. Thus, as Morgan shows, George Lansbury drew on a wide variety of financial sponsors to create the space both for his own political career and for Labour's daily newspaper, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Lawrence And Wishart Ltd
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905007257
SKU
V9781905007257
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Ref
99-2
About Kevin Morgan Phd
Kevin Morgan is Professor of Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Manchester. He is the author of Harry Pollitt (Manchester University Press, 1993) and co-author of Communists in British Society 1920-1991 (Rivers Oram Press, 2005)
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