{"product_id":"the-party-the-communist-party-of-australia-from-heyday-to-reckoning-9781760875183","title":"The Party: The Communist Party of Australia from heyday to reckoning","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommunism was unlike any other political movement Australia has ever seen. At its peak in the 1940s, unions led by communists could call a strike that paralysed the nation, and communists influenced the highest level of government, and commanded the unswerving loyalty of thousands. It showed working men and women they could have a better life, and gave them the tools to achieve it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStuart Macintyre reveals how sources of strength in the party's heyday became the undoing of the party over the following two decades. Unconditional support for the Soviet model broke down as the horrors of Stalinism were revealed. Public support for the party eroded during a series of strikes, and hostility from mainstream politics and security services took a toll. But for those who remained, the comradeship and intense political engagement are the strongest memories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Party \u003c\/i\u003eis the second volume of Stuart Macintyre's masterful history of Australian communism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Rich and compelling stories of activists, idealists, militants, internationalists and anti-racists who believed they were on the side of history - until they weren't.' - \u003ci\u003eJudith Brett, Emeritus Professor of Politics at La Trobe University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Stuart Macintyre is the great historian of post-war Australia - and this book is no exception. Macintyre's attention to detail is coupled with a lively writing style that holds the reader's attention.'\u003ci\u003e - \u003c\/i\u003eHon Tanya Plibersek MP, Member for Sydney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Macintyre's skill in recapturing a lost political world is matched by a careful tracing of the Communist Party's changing political fortunes...Macintyre's observational skills make \u003ci\u003eThe Party\u003c\/i\u003e a joy to read.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The Party \u003c\/i\u003eis not afraid to rattle skeletons or shy away from the leadership's intransigence, dogmatism and ruthlessness...Nor does the book circumvent the party's conspiratorial tradition...This book, then, is both balanced and comprehensive. It is also magisterial.' - Phillip Deery, \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eAn account that's as readable as it's definitive; an invaluable resource' - Jeff Sparrow, \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations \u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Illegality, 1940-41 \u003cbr\u003e2 Underground, 1940-42 \u003cbr\u003e3 The Leading War Party, 1942-45 \u003cbr\u003e4 Headwinds, 1943-45 \u003cbr\u003e5 The Offensive, 1945-49 \u003cbr\u003e6 The Chill, 1947-49 \u003cbr\u003e7 Showdown, 1949-50 \u003cbr\u003e8 Survival, 1950-55 \u003cbr\u003e9 Revival? 1950-56\u003cbr\u003e10 A House Divided, 1956-60 \u003cbr\u003e11 Cannot Stand, 1960-70 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue \u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003eEndnotes \u003cbr\u003eSelect Bibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53516042076503,"sku":"9781760875183","price":31.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-party-the-communist-party-of-australia-from-heyday-to-reckoning-9781760875183","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}