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This book explores some of the main channels and by-ways in the history of Chartism a middle class movement in mid-19th-century Britain that attempted to bring about political reform. Considering the place of Chartism within the wider framework of Victorian politics, this study also evaluates topics such as the impact of Canada s rebellions on Chartism, Chartism s endurance in Wales beyond the 1839 Rising, the role of children in campaigning, ...

The political, economic, and cultural contradictions of globalization are examined in these critiques of capitalism and globalization from the left. Issues raised range from capital controls, world market opportunites, and left economic policy to shareholder capitalism and neoliberalism. Particular attention is given to the role of nation-states--especially the American state--in fostering and maintaining globalization.

Including such epochal leaders as Joseph Stalin, Nikita Kruschev, and Fidel Castro and such pivotal world organizations as the League of Nations, the British Labour Party, and the Union of Democratic Control, this biography of Konni Zilliacus (1894-1967) chronicles the interactions of important policy makers of the 20th century and Zilliacus's efforts to move United Kingdom foreign policy toward peace and conciliation. He worked with the Union...

This book explains what has been happening to the NHS since the 2012 Act. It challenges myths: that the NHS was broke, that we can't afford the NHS, that doctors and GPs would be in the driving seat, that patients would have more choice, that there would be less bureaucracy and that communities would have greater control.

These specially commissioned essays by labor historians of international repute provide a complete survey of the global trajectory of labor history. Authoritative and well-researched, these essays consider the early labor history traditions as well as the new conceptions of class, gender, ethnicity, culture, community, and power. The contributors analyze key debates, question dominant paradigms, acknowledge minority critiques, and consider fut...

In this autobiography, James Hope, a leader in the United Irishman, tells of his role in the Irish rebellion of 1798 which drew inspiration from the revolution in France, and worked against the domination of Ireland by the Anglophile minority of absentee landlords. The context of James Hope s life is expanded in Newsinger s introduction.

2015 was a year in which the limits of what could be achieved within the European Union's neoliberal architecture and current balance of forces were tested, as never before.

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Clara Zetkin (1857-1933) was an active member of the left wing of the German Social-Democratic Party before the First World War, and thereafter a leading figure in the German Communist Party, and the Communist International.

In this presentation of contemporary and critical assessments of Leon Trotsky, many of the writings have never previously been published in English, while others have not reappeared since their first publication.

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The New African was first published in 1962 and survived in Cape Town and in London for 53 issues, (www.disa.ukzn.ac.za/newafrican). The radical monthly introduced to South Africa new writers such as Bessie Head, Lewis Nkosi, Ngugi, Can Themba, Dennis Brutus, Andre Brink and Masizi Kunene alongside established writers like Nadine Gordimer, Dan

Featuring the first extended treatment of Charles Dickens's views of the Chartist movement, this critical evaluation of "Barnaby Rudge" considers Dickens's literary output in conjunction with his personality, his class identity, and his relationships with individual Chartists. Challenging the critical consensus of modern literary critics, it reevaluates Dickens's writing as part of an ongoing project to warn readers of the dangers of Evangelic...

Unearthing events that have barely been covered in recent published records, this account examines the conflicts of a remote Scottish Highland community in the 1900s, bringing to light a broad spectrum of social and economic concerns, including a remarkable willingness to fight for principles and the welfare of friends, neighbors, and coworkers. Exploring a wide range of experiences and loyalties, this history compares successes and failures, ...

When two elderly doctors join Voluntary Service Overseas, they find themselves in unusual circumstances when they arrive in Cambodia. Together these women face not only humid weather, cockroaches, and cultural obstacles, but also something far more challenging: the harsh realities of a country still reeling from the prolonged terrors of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge. With a generosity of spirit and an unquenchable sense of humor they plunge into the m...

A survey of Feargus O'Connor's career (1795-1855) written for a general and academic audience. O'Connor entered parliament as member for the county of Cork in 1832. In 1837 he established the Northern Star newspaper at Leeds, and became a vehement advocate of the Chartist movement. Imprisoned for seditious libel in 1840, he was returned for Nottingham in 1847, and in 1848 he presided at a Chartist demonstration on Kennington Common, which caus...

Deftly combining elements of drama, humor, and historical documentary, this novel tells the story of two brothers and the different paths they choose after growing up in the tumult of the 1960s--amid marches in favor of nuclear disarmament, fundraisers for victims of civil war, and relief of environmental disasters. Initially inspired by the music of Bob Dylan, the elder brother, Rob, campaigns passionately against the Vietnam War and aparthei...

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The first book-length biography on the subject, this account details the history behind John Francis Bray, a man hailed later in life as the "Benjamin Franklin of American labor." This biography surveys Bray's experiences and ideas under all his labels--radical, chartist, writer, farmer, and democrat--as well as the impact he had in England and the United States from the 1830s to the end of the century. The chapters draw on original research t...