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Hesitant Comrades: The Irish Revolution and the British Labour Movement
Geoffrey Bell
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Description for Hesitant Comrades: The Irish Revolution and the British Labour Movement
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBTV; JFSC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 291 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
Geoffrey Bell's Hesitant Comrades is the first published history of the policies, actions and attitudes of the British working class towards the Irish national revolution of 1916-21. Drawing principally on primary sources, Bell brings to light for the first time important incidents in British/Irish history, including how the leaders of British trade unions were complicit in Belfast loyalist sectarianism; the troubled nature of the Labour Party's relations with its Irish community; and how the Bolsheviks criticised British Marxists over their inaction on Ireland. The author also considers socialist debates on the compatibility of Irish nationalism with socialism, ... Read more
Geoffrey Bell's Hesitant Comrades is the first published history of the policies, actions and attitudes of the British working class towards the Irish national revolution of 1916-21. Drawing principally on primary sources, Bell brings to light for the first time important incidents in British/Irish history, including how the leaders of British trade unions were complicit in Belfast loyalist sectarianism; the troubled nature of the Labour Party's relations with its Irish community; and how the Bolsheviks criticised British Marxists over their inaction on Ireland. The author also considers socialist debates on the compatibility of Irish nationalism with socialism, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745336602
SKU
9780745336602
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99-1
About Geoffrey Bell
Geoffrey Bell was born in Belfast and has written extensively about Ireland and British attitudes to 'The Troubles', past and recent, for print, television and exhibitions. These include Protestants of Ulster (Pluto), and Pack Up the Troubles (Channel Four).
Reviews for Hesitant Comrades: The Irish Revolution and the British Labour Movement
'The research is superb and Bell intelligently and persuasively explains why the British left trod a hesitant path during the Irish revolution'
Labour/Le Travail 'A timely, provocative and important book'
Labour History 'Well worth reading'
Chartist 'This is clearly a definitive account of the British left's problematic relations with Ireland. It is highly recommended to all ... Read more
Labour/Le Travail 'A timely, provocative and important book'
Labour History 'Well worth reading'
Chartist 'This is clearly a definitive account of the British left's problematic relations with Ireland. It is highly recommended to all ... Read more