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Sylvia Pankhurst: Suffragette, Socialist and Scourge of Empire
Katherine Connelly
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Description for Sylvia Pankhurst: Suffragette, Socialist and Scourge of Empire
Paperback. Lively and accessible biography of Sylvia Pankhurst, from suffragette to anti-Fascist activist. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
From militant suffragette at the beginning of the twentieth century to campaigner against colonialism in Africa after the Second World War, Sylvia Pankhurst dedicated her life to fighting oppression and injustice.
In this vivid biography Katherine Connelly examines Pankhurst's role at the forefront of significant developments in the history of radical politics. She guides us through Pankhurst's construction of a suffragette militancy which put working-class women at the heart of the struggle, her championing of the Bolshevik Revolution and her clandestine attempts to sabotage the actions of the British state, as well as her early identification ... Read more
From militant suffragette at the beginning of the twentieth century to campaigner against colonialism in Africa after the Second World War, Sylvia Pankhurst dedicated her life to fighting oppression and injustice.
In this vivid biography Katherine Connelly examines Pankhurst's role at the forefront of significant developments in the history of radical politics. She guides us through Pankhurst's construction of a suffragette militancy which put working-class women at the heart of the struggle, her championing of the Bolshevik Revolution and her clandestine attempts to sabotage the actions of the British state, as well as her early identification ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Revolutionary Lives
Condition
New
Weight
214g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745333229
SKU
V9780745333229
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About Katherine Connelly
Katherine Connelly is a writer, historian and an expert on Sylvia Pankhurst. She is the author of the biography Sylvia Pankhurst: Suffragette, Socialist and Scourge of Empire (Pluto, 2013) and editor of A Suffragette in America: Reflections on Prisoners, Pickets and Political Change (Pluto, 2019).
Reviews for Sylvia Pankhurst: Suffragette, Socialist and Scourge of Empire
'An important work on my mother Sylvia Pankhurst. Packed with new historical information which makes her life and times come alive it is a fascinating and very readable biography'
Professor Richard Pankhurst 'Brings to life the politics and personality of one of the most important women in the history of the British left'
Lindsey German, author of How ... Read more
Professor Richard Pankhurst 'Brings to life the politics and personality of one of the most important women in the history of the British left'
Lindsey German, author of How ... Read more