1st Edition

Little Moscows Communism and Working-Class Militancy in Inter-War Britain

By Stuart Macintyre Copyright 1980
210 Pages
by Routledge

The Little Moscows came to public attention during the 1920s as industrial localities noteworthy for political and industrial militancy. In such places, the working class displayed unusual determination to improve wages and conditions. Originally published in 1980, the book discusses the experience of three Little Moscows: Mardy in South Wales, Lumphinnans in Fife, and the Vale of Leven in the... Read more

1.Discovering the Little Moscows 2. Mardy 3. Lumphinnans 4. The Vale of Leven 5. Work and Unemployment 6. The Family 7. Forms of Authority 8. Politics and the Community.

Biography

Stuart Macintyre (1947–2021)

Original Review of Little Moscows:

‘What Macintyre achieves in this stimulating and lively work is a specific study of an important aspect of working-class life in the period and one that succeeds entirely in breaking out of the institutional framework into which labor history is usually cast.’ Kenneth D. Brown, American Historical Review, Vol 86, Issue 3 (1981).

‘Stuart Macintyre’s Little Moscows remains a key point of reference, both in a British context and internationally…’ Kevin Morgan, Twentieth Century Communism (5)