Routledge Studies in Radical History and Politics
About the Book Series
The series Routledge Studies in Radical History and Politics has two areas of interest. Firstly, this series aims to publish books which focus on the history of movements of the radical left. ‘Movement of the radical left’ is here interpreted in its broadest sense as encompassing those past movements for radical change which operated in the mainstream political arena as with political parties, and past movements for change which operated more outside the mainstream as with millenarian movements, anarchist groups, utopian socialist communities, and trade unions. Secondly, this series aims to publish books which focus on more contemporary expressions of radical left-wing politics. Recent years have been witness to the emergence of a multitude of new radical movements adept at getting their voices in the public sphere. From those participating in the Arab Spring, the Occupy movement, community unionism, social media forums, independent media outlets, local voluntary organisations campaigning for progressive change, and so on, it seems to be the case that innovative networks of radicalism are being constructed in civil society that operate in different public forms.
The series very much welcomes titles with a British focus, but is not limited to any particular national context or region. The series will encourage scholars who contribute to this series to draw on perspectives and insights from other disciplines.
Sovereignty Revisited: The Basque Case
1st Edition
Edited
By Åshild Kolås, Pedro Ibarra Güell
August 14, 2020
This book explores the new debates on Basque sovereignty and statehood that have emerged in the post-violence Basque political scenario. It deciphers how sovereignty is understood or imagined by a revitalized civil society after the unilateral cessation of operations by ETA (Basque Homeland and ...
The Labour Church: The Movement & Its Message
1st Edition
By Neil Johnson
August 14, 2020
This book aims to unpack the core message of the Labour Church and question the accepted views of the movement by pursuing an alternative way of analysing its history, significance and meaning. The religious influences on late-nineteenth/early-twentieth-century British Socialism are examined and ...
The Radical Left Party Family in Western Europe, 1989-2015
1st Edition
By Paolo Chiocchetti
August 14, 2020
This book provides an innovative analysis and interpretation of the overall trajectory of the Western European radical left from 1989 to 2015. After the collapse of really existing communism, this party family renewed itself and embarked on a recovery path, seeking to fill the vacuum of ...
The Years of Anger: The Life of Randall Swingler
1st Edition
By Andy Croft
May 20, 2020
Randall Swingler (1909–67) was arguably the most significant and the best-known radical English poet of his generation. A widely published poet, playwright, novelist, editor and critic, his work was set to music by almost all the major British composers of his time. This new biography draws on ...
Willi Münzenberg: Fighter against Fascism and Stalinism
1st Edition
By John Green
December 05, 2019
Willi Münzenberg was a towering figure in the anti-fascist movement during the first half of the twentieth century. He was acquainted with many of the leading left wing activists and thinkers of his day including Lenin, Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, and Karl Radek. He also played a foundational ...
Orwell Reconsidered
1st Edition
By Stephen Ingle
October 31, 2019
George Orwell has had a profound influence on modern politics and culture. He is regularly invoked as an authority by journalists, commentators and politicians, and his works speak with increasing relevance to our polarised and media-saturated society. Stephen Ingle explores Orwell’s character, his...
Left Radicalism and Populism in Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Giorgos Charalambous, Gregoris Ioannou
August 05, 2019
While there has been much focus in recent times on the rise of right-wing populism in Europe, there has been surprisingly little material on the phenomenon of left-wing populism. This edited collection seeks to fill that gap with an investigation of the relationship between the radical left and ...
Contemporary Left-Wing Activism Vol 1: Democracy, Participation and Dissent in a Global Context
1st Edition
Edited
By John Roberts, Joseph Ibrahim
December 13, 2018
Within many societies across the world, new social and political movements have sprung up that either challenge formal parliamentary structures of democracy and participation, or work within them and, in the process, fundamentally alter the ideological content of democratic potentials. At the same ...
Contemporary Left-Wing Activism Vol 2: Democracy, Participation and Dissent in a Global Context
1st Edition
Edited
By Joseph Ibrahim, John Roberts
December 13, 2018
Within many societies across the world, new social and political movements have sprung up that either challenge formal parliamentary structures of democracy and participation, or work within them and, in the process, fundamentally alter the ideological content of democratic potentials. At the same ...
Migrant Britain: Histories and Historiographies: Essays in Honour of Colin Holmes
1st Edition
Edited
By Jennifer Craig-Norton, Christhard Hoffmann, Tony Kushner
August 16, 2018
Britain has largely been in denial of its migrant past - it is often suggested that the arrivals after 1945 represent a new phenomenon and not the continuation of a much longer and deeper trend. There is also an assumption that Britain is a tolerant country towards minorities that distinguishes ...
The Lesbian Revolution: Lesbian Feminism in the UK 1970-1990
1st Edition
By Sheila Jeffreys
August 08, 2018
The Lesbian Revolution argues that lesbian feminists were a vital force in the Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM). They did not just play a fundamental role in the important changes wrought by second wave feminism, but created a powerful revolution in lesbian theory, culture and practice. Yet this ...
The Far Left in Australia since 1945
1st Edition
Edited
By Jon Piccini, Evan Smith, Matthew Worley
July 04, 2018
The far left in Australia had significant effects on post-war politics, culture and society. The Communist Party of Australia (CPA) ended World War II with some 20,000 members, and despite the harsh and vitriolic Cold War climate of the 1950s, seeded or provided impetus for the re-emergence of ...