Against the Cold War : The History and Political Traditions of Pro-Sovietism in the British Labour Party, 1945-1989

Darren G Lilleker

ISBN 10: 1780760302 / ISBN 13: 9781780760308

Edité par Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2017, 2017

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Neuware - 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 'right to alight'- to oppose and even abandon Soviet links for democratic socialism.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Against the Cold War : The History and Political Traditions of Pro-Sovietism in the British Labour Party, 1945-1989
• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mär 2017
• Date de parution: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1780760302
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781780760308
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 216 L x 136 H x 30 P (en millimètres) 216 millimètres de largeur par 136 millimètres de hauteur par 30 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 336 grammes

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Synopsis

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.

À propos de l?auteur

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).