Against the Cold War
The History and Political Traditions of Pro-Sovietism in the British Labour Party, 1945-1989
1st Edition
Published on 26. November 2004
288 pages
978-0-85771-016-1 (ISBN)
Description
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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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-0-85771-016-1 (9780857710161)
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Darren G. Lilleker
Against the Cold War
The History and Political Traditions of Pro-Sovietism in the British Labour Party,1945-1989
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I.B. Tauris
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Content
Introduction
1. Building a Pro-Soviet Fifth Column
2. From Emancipatory Revolution to Grand Alliance
3. Konni Zilliacus and Labour's Adversarial Voices from the Left
4. Victory for Socialism
5. Beneath Detente
6. Raising the Stakes
7. The perspectives of pro-Sovietism
Conclusion
Appendix: Biographical Details
1. Building a Pro-Soviet Fifth Column
2. From Emancipatory Revolution to Grand Alliance
3. Konni Zilliacus and Labour's Adversarial Voices from the Left
4. Victory for Socialism
5. Beneath Detente
6. Raising the Stakes
7. The perspectives of pro-Sovietism
Conclusion
Appendix: Biographical Details
