Socialist Republic
Remaking the British Left in 1980s Sheffield
Seiten
2023
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-5030-1 (ISBN)
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-5030-1 (ISBN)
This book explores how Sheffield City Council set out to renew left-wing politics in 1980s Britain. Drawing on archival research and oral history interviews, it details the struggle to build a broad-based politics that united class and identity politics and demonstrates how social democracy persisted at a local level under Thatcherism. -- .
Socialist republic is a timely account of 1980s left-wing politics in South Yorkshire. It explores how Sheffield City Council set out to renew the British Left. Through careful analysis of the Council’s agenda and how it interacted with trade unions, women’s groups, lesbian and gay rights groups and acted on issues such as peace, environmentalism, anti-apartheid and anti-racism, the book draws out the complexities involved in building a broad-based politics which aimed unite class and identity politics. Running counter to 1980s narratives dominated by Thatcherism, the book examines the persistence of social democracy locally, demonstrating how grassroots local histories can enrich our understanding of political developments on a national and international level. The book is essential reading for students, scholars, and activists with an interest in left-wing politics and history. -- .
Socialist republic is a timely account of 1980s left-wing politics in South Yorkshire. It explores how Sheffield City Council set out to renew the British Left. Through careful analysis of the Council’s agenda and how it interacted with trade unions, women’s groups, lesbian and gay rights groups and acted on issues such as peace, environmentalism, anti-apartheid and anti-racism, the book draws out the complexities involved in building a broad-based politics which aimed unite class and identity politics. Running counter to 1980s narratives dominated by Thatcherism, the book examines the persistence of social democracy locally, demonstrating how grassroots local histories can enrich our understanding of political developments on a national and international level. The book is essential reading for students, scholars, and activists with an interest in left-wing politics and history. -- .
Daisy Payling is a Community Fellow in the Department of History at the University of Essex -- .
Introduction: radical Sheffield
1 Building from the bottom: Sheffield City Council and the new urban left
2 The labour movement: marching forward
3 Political women: class, feminism and the labour movement
4 Sexuality, ‘race’ and the women’s movement
5 Singing from the songbook: new social movements and single-issue politics
6 Lesbian and gay politics
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index -- .
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.12.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 431 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5261-5030-1 / 1526150301 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5261-5030-1 / 9781526150301 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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