Linehan Communism in Britain, 1920–39

From the cradle to the grave
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-5261-3044-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Web PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Based on extensive use of primary evidence, this book is a study of the British communist life between the Wars as it was experienced at the various phases of the life cycle.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Linehan, Thomas

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Marxismus, Kommunismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
PART I: The communist life cycle: the early years
1 In the home: communist mothercraft and child rearing
2 Into the Party structure: the communist children movement
3 A bright and purposeful life: youth and the Young Communist League
PART II: The communist life cycle: adulthood
4 A single communist personality?: communist couples and Red families
5 Being in a familiar place: the life of the adult activist
PART III: The communist life cycle: Shaping communists
6 Tending the communist body: the quest for physical fitness
7 Communist life style: fostering correct habits, good behaviour, and right ways of living
8 Communists at play
9 Culture from below: a culture for proletarians
PART IV: The communist life cycle: end of the cycle
10 In memoriam
Afterword
Select Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas Linehan is Lecturer in History at Brunel University