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William Kenefick - Red Scotland!: The Rise and Fall of the Radical Left, C. 1872 to 1932 - 9780748625185 - V9780748625185
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Red Scotland!: The Rise and Fall of the Radical Left, C. 1872 to 1932

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Description for Red Scotland!: The Rise and Fall of the Radical Left, C. 1872 to 1932 Paperback. This book explores the rise and decline of left radicalism in Scotland c.1872 to 1932. This book observes the response of Scottish artisans to legal restrictions on trade-union activities in the 1870s, trade union formation among the unskilled from the late 1880s, and the origins and impact of the Scottish socialist movement. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
An excellent resource for teaching and learning, this book explores the rise and decline of left radicalism in Scotland c.1872 to 1932. A journey through these turbulent times observes the response of Scottish artisans to legal restrictions on trade-union activities in the 1870s, trade union formation among the unskilled from the late 1880s, and the origins and impact of the Scottish socialist movement. The Labour movement in Scotland was to face many new challenges by the twentieth century. During the era of 'Red Scotland', 1910 to 1922, we see Scottish workers fully engaged in the labour and social unrest in ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748625185
SKU
V9780748625185
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5

About William Kenefick
William Kenefick is Lecturer in Modern Scottish History at the University of Dundee and author of Rebellious and Contrary: The Glasgow Dockers c.1853 to 1932 (East Linton, Tuckwell Press, 2000). He was co-editor of The Roots of Red Clydeside 1910 to 1914?: Labour and Industrial Unrest in West Scotland (Edinburgh, John Donald, 1996).

Reviews for Red Scotland!: The Rise and Fall of the Radical Left, C. 1872 to 1932
Kenefick's examinations of socialism in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee give a far more complete picture of Scottish socialism than is typically afforded by popular culture and historiography.
Matthew L. McDowell, University of Glasgow Kelvingrove Review Kenefick covers a critically important, turbulent and frequently highly contested 60 years of Scottish labour/ radical history in an admirably clear and concise fashion. ... Read more

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