Table of Contents

Introduction: Towards the Third Period
Shifting Sands: The Communist Party and the Third Period in
Context
Communists Under Fire: The Need for Change?
A New Line for a New Period
Comrade Against Comrade: The CPGB in Crisis
Now For Action: The Party at Work I
Forging a Communist Culture: The Party at Work II
Excesses, Ambiguities, Reappraisal
Crisis and Insurgence: The Third Period Justifiedr
Conclusion: The Third Period Reassessed

Promotional Information

A major study (based on newly discovered material) of the Communist party of Great Britain between the wars, when it adopted the military strategy of class against class, in its struggle to be the effective alternative to both the Labour Party and the TUC.

About the Author

Matthew Worley is Lecturer in History at the University of Reading.

Reviews

Journal of Contemporary History: "show[s] how marginal it (the Communist Party) was throughout its history, its' members distinctive concerns and thinking isolating them, both intellectually and withing their class, despite their influence at times within a few trade unions." Manchester Region History Review v17ii, 2006-10-05' 'Careful analysis of historical sources ensures that his revisionist credentials remain firmly intact in producing a worthy addition to our understanding of the evolution of far left politics in Britain between the wars.' -Stephen Catterall.