'Red Ellen' Wilkinson : Her ideas, movements and world /

Show other versions (2)

This study seeks to delve beyond the familiar image of Ellen Wilkinson as the leader of the Jarrow Crusade. It has attempted to unearth new evidence to provide a richer understanding of this figure who is remarkable in terms of her achievements, her acquaintances and her witnessing of history's...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Perry, Matt, 1967- (Author)
Corporate Author: UPSO eCollections (University Press Scholarship Online)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wilkinson, Ellen Cicely, > 1891-1947.
Labour Party (Great Britain)
Labour Party (Great Britain) > History.
Politics and government.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
British & Irish History.
Great Britain.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1936-
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1936-
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 'RED ELLEN' WILKINSON: HER IDEAS, MOVEMENTS AND WORLD; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Socialist ideas and movements; 2. Feminism and the women's movement; 3. The trade union movement; 4. Against imperialism and war; 5. The Commons and the Parliamentary Labour Party; 6. A journey through the crisis years: the slump, travel and anti-fascism; 7. 'The hope of the world': Spain in revolution and war, 1933-39; 8. In government, 1940-47; Select bibliography; Index.

Similar Items