1956: John Saville, EP Thompson and The Reasoner Contributor(s): Flewers, Paul (Editor), McIlroy, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0850367263 ISBN-13: 9780850367263 Publisher: Merlin Press
Binding Type: Paperback Published: July 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Western Europe - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism |
LCCN: 2016436535 |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.55 lbs) 464 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 1956 was a year of political drama. It saw the Anglo-French seizure of the Suez Canal, Nikita Khruschev's Secret Speech, denouncing Stalin, unrest across Eastern Europe and the Russian invasion of Hungary. This book discusses the convulsions which enveloped the Communist Party of Great Britain in the aftermath of Khruschev's revelations. It reprints the text of The Reasoner for the first time in 60 years. It tells the story of this journal and its editors: John Saville and E.P. Thompson. |
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