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Memoirs from the Left
John Saville
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Description for Memoirs from the Left
paperback. John Saville was involved in the crisis of the British Communist Party in 1956 following Khrushchev's speech to the 20th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party. These memoirs cover his life in socialist politics and the academic world, from his travels in France and Nazi Germany through war service as an Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Sergeant Major. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
These memoirs cover a long life in socialist politics and the academic world, from his travels in France and Nazi Germany as the Second World War approached, through war service as an Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Sergeant Major and army life in India. Saville, with Edward Thompson, was involved in the crisis of the British Communist Party in 1956 following Khrushchev's speech to the 20th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party, and the consequences of the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Working against United States' Cold War politics, he even found that an MI5 agent had been planted at his home in Hull. ... Read more
These memoirs cover a long life in socialist politics and the academic world, from his travels in France and Nazi Germany as the Second World War approached, through war service as an Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Sergeant Major and army life in India. Saville, with Edward Thompson, was involved in the crisis of the British Communist Party in 1956 following Khrushchev's speech to the 20th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party, and the consequences of the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Working against United States' Cold War politics, he even found that an MI5 agent had been planted at his home in Hull. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Merlin Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780850365207
SKU
V9780850365207
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About John Saville
John Saville was Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Hull. He has written or edited over twenty books including 1848, The Consolidation of the Capitalist State, and the Dictionary of Labour Biography.
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