Description
| Product ID: | 9789463726634 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Heritage and Memory Studies |
| Title: | Growing Up Communist in the Netherlands and Britain |
| Subtitle: | Childhood, Political Activism, and Identity Formation |
| Authors: | Author: Elke Weesjes |
| Page Count: | 294 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: historical, political and military, Autobiography: historical, political & military, European history, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Political activism / Political engagement, European history, The Cold War, Marxism & Communism, Political activism, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Netherlands |
| Description: | Growing Up Communist in the Netherlands and Britain: Childhood, Political Activism, and Identity Formation documents communists’ attempts, successful and otherwise, to overcome their isolation and to connect with the major social and political movements of the twentieth century. Communist parties in Britain and the Netherlands emerged from the Second World War expecting to play a significant role in post-war society, due to their domestic anti-fascist activities and to the part played by the Soviet Union in defeating fascism. The Cold War shattered these hopes, and isolated communist parties and their members. By analysing the accounts of communist children, Weesjes highlights their struggle to establish communities and define their identities within the specific cultural, social, and political frameworks of their countries. Growing Up Communist in the Netherlands and Britain: Childhood, Political Activism, and Identity Formation documents communists’ attempts, successful and otherwise, to overcome their isolation and to connect with the major social and political movements of the twentieth century. Communist parties in Britain and the Netherlands emerged from the Second World War expecting to play a significant role in post-war society, due to their domestic anti-fascist activities and to the part played by the Soviet Union in defeating fascism. The Cold War shattered these hopes, and isolated communist parties and their members. By analysing the accounts of communist children, Weesjes highlights their struggle to establish communities and define their identities within the specific cultural, social, and political frameworks of their countries. |
| Imprint Name: | Amsterdam University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Amsterdam University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-10-25 |