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Red Flag and Union Jack: Englishness, Patriotism and the British Left, 1881-1924
Paul Ward
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Description for Red Flag and Union Jack: Englishness, Patriotism and the British Left, 1881-1924
Paperback. Examines the relationship between the British left and national identity in socialism's formative years. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; JPFF; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360. Englishness, Patriotism and the British Left, 1881-1924. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. 244 pages, black & white illustrations. Examines the relationship between the British left and national identity in socialism's formative years. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; JPFF; JPFN. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight: 356.
Examines the relationship between the British left and national identity in socialism's formative years. It is generally assumed that the language of patriotism and national identity belongs to the political right, but the emergence of socialism in the 1880s shows clearly that the left also drew on such ideas in its formative years to legitimate a particular form of socialism, one presented as a restoration of an English past lost to industrial capitalism. The First World War dealt a severe blow to this radical patriotism: though the anti-war left continued to use radical patriotic language in the early years, ... Read more
Examines the relationship between the British left and national identity in socialism's formative years. It is generally assumed that the language of patriotism and national identity belongs to the political right, but the emergence of socialism in the 1880s shows clearly that the left also drew on such ideas in its formative years to legitimate a particular form of socialism, one presented as a restoration of an English past lost to industrial capitalism. The First World War dealt a severe blow to this radical patriotism: though the anti-war left continued to use radical patriotic language in the early years, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843836360
SKU
V9781843836360
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Reviews for Red Flag and Union Jack: Englishness, Patriotism and the British Left, 1881-1924
A well-researched and referenced book, which will be of great interest to those concerned with the formation of the Labour Party, and the wider struggle between socialism and patriotism.
JOURNAL OF WILLIAM MORRIS STUDIES
Fine study of the development of British socialist ideas between 1881 and 1924... Ideas mattered within the House of Labour, but the ideas behind ... Read more
JOURNAL OF WILLIAM MORRIS STUDIES
Fine study of the development of British socialist ideas between 1881 and 1924... Ideas mattered within the House of Labour, but the ideas behind ... Read more