{"product_id":"the-lost-world-of-british-communism-9781784780418","title":"The Lost World of British Communism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost World of British Communism\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid account of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Raphael Samuel, one of post-war Britain's most notable historians, draws on novels of the period and childhood recollections of London's East End, as well as memoirs and Party archives, to evoke the world of British Communism in the 1940s. Samuel conjures up the era when the movement was at the height of its political and theoretical power, brilliantly bringing to life an age in which the Communist Party enjoyed huge prestige as a bulwark for the struggles against fascism and colonialism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaphael Samuel gave new meaning to the idea of history ... He brought to the writing and popularisation of history a seemingly inexhaustible energy and creativity. -- Gareth Stedman Jones * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eSamuel was born to be an historian. He had the vital quality of living at the same time in the past, the present and the future. Everything interested him, from public health to colonial rebellion and from street lighting to street fighting. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eYou can't know the times without knowing the party, and Samuel makes an excellent guide to it. * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eAn unparalleled account of the party at the height of its theoretical power and influence. * London Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eRefreshing reading after some of the shoddy, one-eyed rubbish that has appeared recently under the guise of British Communist Party history. * Morning Star *\u003cbr\u003eShows Samuel at his very best as both a historian and writer. * Tribune *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost World of British Communism\u003c\/i\u003e is the most attractive of the books on life and memory, a...memorial to its author's questioning and passionate intellect. -- Eric Hobsbawm * London Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eThe best book on the subject -- Martin Kettle * New Statesman *","brand":"Verso Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53516077367639,"sku":"9781784780418","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-lost-world-of-british-communism-9781784780418","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}