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OverviewThis biography of Sylvia Pankhurst explores her lifelong political activism for a variety of radical causes, including women's rights, labour organization and international solidarity movements. Pankhurst made pioneering contributions to revolutionary communist politics and the struggles against imperialism, racism and fascism. In addition, she founded and edited four newspapers, and wrote and published 22 books and pamphlets and countless articles. This book provides a reappraisal of a woman whose contribution to a wide variety of causes is often overlooked, whether as the employer of the first black journalist in Britain - the activist and writer Claude McKay - or as an early campaigner for pan-Africanism. Pankhurst's changing affiliations and commitments - from her early suffragette activities, through her involvement with disenfranchized and impoverished women in London's East End, to her passionate embrace of the Soviet revolution and the cause of communism worldwide - mirror the history of radical politics in the 20th century. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mary DavisPublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.366kg ISBN: 9780745315232ISBN 10: 0745315232 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 20 July 1999 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsIntroduction Abbreviations Chronology 1. Separate Spheres - The Labour Movement and the Women’s Suffrage Movement 2. The Women’s Social and Political Union 3. The East End, World War One and the Revolutionary Tide 4. Feminism and Socialism 5. Communism 6. Anti-Racism 7. Assessment Notes and References Bibliography IndexReviews'Offers a convincing evaluation of Pankhurst's role in Marxist politics after 1918.' --History Today Author InformationMary Davis is Professor of Labour History at London Metropolitan University. She has written widely on labour and women's history, most recently Sylvia Pankhurst (Pluto, 1999) and Comrade or Brother? (Pluto, 2009). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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