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

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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Perry, Matt, 1967- (Auteur)
Collectivité auteur: UPSO eCollections (University Press Scholarship Online)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • '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.