The Lost World of British Communism

Raphael Samuel, Alison Light

$26.99

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Bloomsbury Publishing
01 March 2017

History; Marxism & Communism; Political parties

The Lost World of British Communism is a vivid account of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Raphael Samuel, one of post-war Britain's most notable historians, draws on novels of the period and childhood recollections of London's East End, as well as memoirs and Party archives, to evoke the world of British Communism in the 1940s. Samuel conjures up the era when the movement was at the height of its political and theoretical power, brilliantly bringing to life an age in which the Communist Party enjoyed huge prestige as a bulwark for the struggles against fascism and colonialism.

By: Raphael Samuel
Preface by: Alison Light
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9781784780418
ISBN 10: 1784780413
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 01 March 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Raphael Samuel (1934-1996) tutored History at Ruskin College, Oxford, and was a founding editor of History Workshop Journal. His works include Theatres of Memory and Island Stories. For more information about his work, see The Raphael Samuel History Centre and Archive online.

Reviews for The Lost World of British Communism

Raphael Samuel gave new meaning to the idea of history ... He brought to the writing and popularisation of history a seemingly inexhaustible energy and creativity. -- Gareth Stedman Jones * Independent * Samuel was born to be an historian. He had the vital quality of living at the same time in the past, the present and the future. Everything interested him, from public health to colonial rebellion and from street lighting to street fighting. * The Times * You can't know the times without knowing the party, and Samuel makes an excellent guide to it. * The Guardian * An unparalleled account of the party at the height of its theoretical power and influence. * London Review of Books * Refreshing reading after some of the shoddy, one-eyed rubbish that has appeared recently under the guise of British Communist Party history. * Morning Star * Shows Samuel at his very best as both a historian and writer. * Tribune * The Lost World of British Communism is the most attractive of the books on life and memory, a...memorial to its author's questioning and passionate intellect. -- Eric Hobsbawm * London Review of Books * The best book on the subject -- Martin Kettle * New Statesman *