Growing Up Communist in the Netherlands and Britain : Childhood, Political Activism, and Identity Formation /

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This book documents communists' attempts, successful and otherwise, to overcome their isolation and to connect with the major social and political movements of the twentieth century. Communist parties in Britain and the Netherlands emerged from the Second World War expecting to play a significa...

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Autor principal: Weesjes, Elke (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2021]
Colección:Heritage and Memory Studies ; 14
Temas:
Children > Political activity > 20th century > Great Britain.
Children > Political activity > 20th century > Netherlands.
Communism > 20th century > Great Britain.
Communism > 20th century > Netherlands.
Contemporary History.
Contemporary Society.
Dutch and The Netherlands.
History, Art History, and Archaeology.
Politics and Government.
Sociology and Social History.
HISTORY / Europe / General.
CPN (Communistische Partij van Nederland), CPGB (Communist Party of Great Britain), identity, childhood, Cold War.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction: Cradle Communists and Oral History
  • Part I
  • 2 Under the Party's Wing: Communist Youth Organisations 1920-1956
  • 3 Out of the Shadows: Communist Youth Organisations 1957-1968
  • 4 Fragmentation and Demise: Communist Youth Organisations 1969-1991
  • Part II
  • 5 From Heroes to Villains: The Second World War and '1956'
  • 6 Private Spheres: Communist Home Life
  • 7 Public Spheres: Neighbourhood, School and Work
  • 8 Epilogue: Looking Back
  • 9 Afterword
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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