{"product_id":"the-chronology-of-revolution-ben-harker-9781487507398","title":"The Chronology of Revolution: Communism, Culture, and Civil Society in Twentieth-Century Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on a decade of research in over twenty archives, \u003ci\u003eThe Chronology of Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e is an accessible and richly detailed work of historical and cultural analysis that fixes its gaze on the legacy of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB). Communists anticipated that the party, formed in the world's first industrialized nation, would be in the vanguard of world revolution. Instead, the party never came close to matching the political power of the British Labour Party or continental Communist Parties in France or Italy and dissolved itself in 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Ben Harker draws on the ideas of Antonio Gramsci to argue that the CPGB, despite having great influence over British culture, never fully appreciated the importance of civil society to its political strength. Analysing party members' efforts in fields such as science, journalism, the arts, broadcasting, and education, \u003ci\u003eThe Chronology of Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e offers an alternative, radical history of Britain between 1920 and 1991 that draws out important lessons for the contemporary Left. \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Harker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487507399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487507398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022","brand":"Ben Harker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990814032127,"sku":"9781487507398","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e293fd15-e15f-4a87-98ac-c3ce8ae2dac0.jpg?v=1683306841","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-chronology-of-revolution-ben-harker-9781487507398","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}