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Contemporary Trotskyism : parties, sects and social movements in Britain /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kelly, John E., 1952- (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
Series:Routledge studies in radical history and politics.
Subjects:
Trotsky, Leon, > 1879-1940.
Communism > Great Britain > History.
Socialism > Great Britain > History.
Labor movement > Great Britain > History.
Social movements > Great Britain > History.
Political parties > Great Britain > History.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1945-
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Theoretical perspectives
  • Trotsky and the origins of Trotskyism
  • Development of the Trotskyist movement in Britain part 1, 1950-1985
  • Development of the Trotskyist movement in Britain part 2, 1985-2017
  • Doctrine, orthodoxy and sectarianism
  • Party recruitment
  • Appendix. Trotskyist organizations in western Europe
  • Party electoral performance
  • Appendix. trotskyist electoral performance in Western Europe
  • Organizational resources
  • Working in the trade unions
  • Social movements and front organizations
  • The proliferation of Trotskyist internationals
  • The achievements, limitations and weaknesses of Trotskyism
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix 1. British Trotskyist organizations 1950-2017
  • Appendix 2. Sources for Trotskyist organizational membership figures
  • Appendix 3. Trotskyist organizations in Western Europe, 2017
  • Appendix 4. Defunct Trotskyist Internationals 1970-2017
  • Appendix 5. List of interviewees.