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Against the Cold War: The History and Political Traditions of Pro-Sovietism in the British Labour Party, 1945-1989
Darren G. Lilleker
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Paperback. Who were the British MPs sympathetic to the Soviets - the 'crypto-communists' 'left-wing gadflys', the 'neo-Stalinist left' so derided by fellow politicians, historians and the public? This book examines the careers and motives of MPs like Tom Driberg who developed ideological links with Soviet Union and whose ideas influenced Labour's left-wing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JPFC; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Who were the British MPs sympathetic to the Soviets - the 'crypto-communists' 'left-wing gadflys', the 'neo-Stalinist left' so derided by fellow politicians, journalists, historians and the public? These Labour MPs, fingered as 'Soviet spies' who developed links with post-war Russia, were seen as potentially anti-Western actors in the Cold War. Against the Cold War examines the careers and motives of MPs like Tom Driberg and Ian Mikardo who developed ideological links with the Soviet Union and whose ideas influenced Labour's left-wing. Although radical and sympathetic to Communist ideals, they remained principled socialists, and were ready to exercise Trotsky's ... Read more
Who were the British MPs sympathetic to the Soviets - the 'crypto-communists' 'left-wing gadflys', the 'neo-Stalinist left' so derided by fellow politicians, journalists, historians and the public? These Labour MPs, fingered as 'Soviet spies' who developed links with post-war Russia, were seen as potentially anti-Western actors in the Cold War. Against the Cold War examines the careers and motives of MPs like Tom Driberg and Ian Mikardo who developed ideological links with the Soviet Union and whose ideas influenced Labour's left-wing. Although radical and sympathetic to Communist ideals, they remained principled socialists, and were ready to exercise Trotsky's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780760308
SKU
V9781780760308
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About Darren G. Lilleker
Darren G. Lilleker is Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Public Communication Research at Bournemouth University. His research focuses on strategic political communication and the impacts on democracy. Dr Lilleker is Chair of the Political Marketing Group, and Political Communication Convenor for the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR).
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