Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewGrowing Up Communist in the Netherlands and Britain: Childhood, Political Activism, and Identity Formation 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 significant role in post-war society, due to their domestic anti-fascist activities and to the part played by the Soviet Union in defeating fascism. The Cold War shattered these hopes, and isolated communist parties and their members. By analysing the accounts of communist children, Weesjes highlights their struggle to establish communities and define their identities within the specific cultural, social, and political frameworks of their countries. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elke WeesjesPublisher: Amsterdam University Press Imprint: Amsterdam University Press ISBN: 9789463726634ISBN 10: 9463726632 Pages: 294 Publication Date: 25 October 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1 Introduction: Cradle Communists and Oral History Part I 2 Under the Party’s Wing: Communist Youth Organisations 1920-1956 Foundation years Class Against Class and Popular Front The Spanish Civil War The Second World War Promising years: 1945-1948 Isolation: 1948-1956 3 Out of the Shadows: Communist Youth Organisations 1957-1968 The ban-the-bomb movement The politicisation of youth The student movement The anti-Vietnam War movement Old guard vs. new guard 4 Fragmentation and Demise: Communist Youth Organisations 1969-1991 Gender roles, sexuality and the feminist movement The anti-racist movement The gay rights movement The final years Part II 5 From Heroes to Villains: The Second World War and '1956' Resistance and war trauma '1956' 6 Private Spheres: Communist Home Life Politics at home Cultural upbringing Child-rearing mores 7 Public Spheres: Neighbourhood, School and Work School and education Work and careers Anti-communism – MI5 and the BVD Working mothers Money and poverty Summer camps and holidays Friendships and relationships 8 Epilogue: Looking Back 9 Afterword List of Abbreviations Bibliography IndexReviewsExcellent - well researched, convincing in its argument, and a valuable contribution to communist (and wider social) history. - Matthew Worley, Professor of Modern History, University of Reading; Co-founder and editor of Twentieth Century Communism Elke Weesjes has built on the work of the historians of communism who have charted the study of daily communist lives as they were lived, not as simply an expression of Soviet policies. She skillfully compares the British and Dutch communist movements, specifically the experiences of children growing up in red families. Breaking new methodological and historiographical ground, this book captures the subjective experience of mid-twentieth century communist life in these two countries and how this influenced the forms of radicalism that emerged in the 1960s and beyond. - Paul C. Mishler, Associate Professor of Labor Studies, Indiana University; author of Raising Reds: Young Pioneers, Radical Summer Camps, and Communist Political Culture in the United States 1922-1956 (Columbia University Press, 1999) Excellent - well researched, convincing in its argument, and a valuable contribution to communist (and wider social) history. - Matthew Worley, Professor of Modern History, University of Reading; Co-founder and editor of Twentieth Century Communism Elke Weesjes has built on the work of the historians of communism who have charted the study of daily communist lives as they were lived, not as simply an expression of Soviet policies. She skillfully compares the British and Dutch communist movements, specifically the experiences of children growing up in red families. Breaking new methodological and historiographical ground, this book captures the subjective experience of mid-twentieth century communist life in these two countries and how this influenced the forms of radicalism that emerged in the 1960s and beyond. - Paul C. Mishler, Associate Professor of Labor Studies, Indiana University; author of Raising Reds: Young Pioneers, Radical Summer Camps, and Communist Political Culture in the United States 1922-1956 (Columbia University Press, 1999) Author InformationElke Weesjes is a visiting research fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, and an adjunct assistant professor at the City University of New York in Brooklyn, where she teaches courses in modern European and U.S. history, and women’s and gender studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
