The United Front
The United Front

Author: Daniel F. Calhoun

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2008-11-06

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9780521089692

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The book concerns the Soviet effort during the 1920s to make contact with - and if possible revolutionize - the European labour movement, by first establishing a special relationship with the British Trades Union Congress. The ultimate failure of that effort, after the collapse of the general strike in 1926, inspired Trotsky to try one last time to oust Stalin, a confrontation that led to utter collapse of the Trotskyite opposition in 1927-28. The author suggests the failure of this particular 'united front' effort was a major factor in the sectarianism and isolationism of the Communist movement from 1928 to 1934, and thus had a significant affect on the rise of the Nazi party in Germany.

Dictionary of Labour Biography
Dictionary of Labour Biography

Author: Joyce M. Bellamy

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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"The Dictionary of Labour Biography has an outstanding reputation as a reference work for the study of nineteenth- and twentieth-century British history. Volume XIII maintains this standard of original and thorough scholarship. Each entry is written by a specialist drawing on an array of primary and secondary sources. The biographical essays engage with recent historiographical developments in the field of labour history.The scope of the volume emphasises the ethnic and national diversity of the British labour movement, and the contribution of women and neglected political traditions. A number of entries highlight the complex interactions of progressive movements within the British Empire.The volume continues the coverage of Labour MPs who sided with Ramsay MacDonald in 1931, as well as of railway trade unionists." --Book Jacket.