Revolt on the Clyde by William Gallacher
Tanks on the streets, local regiments confined to barracks and the imposition of martial law.This was not Petrograd, but Glasgow in 1919.Revolt on the Clyde is William Gallacher's eye witness account of these tumultuous events - and more - in an era that helped put the 'Red' into 'Red Clydeside': as the bastion of Scottish socialism. It is the story of establishing works councils, of rent strikes and of the opposition to the First World War, an opposition that seemed poised to usher in a socialist revolution in Scotland.It is also the story of the extraordinary individuals who fashioned those times: of John Maclean and V.I. Lenin - and of Gallacher himself, a working class leader, temperance campaigner, Communist MP, and central force, driving events on the Clyde from 1913-19.This story continues to inspire, and it maintains its relevance for the present day, as an unsurpassed account of struggle, sacrifice, idealism and industrial militancy. This is essential reading for anyone interested in the twentieth-century history of the left in Britain, and especially Scotland.
William 'Willie' Gallacher (1881-1965) was a lifelong trade unionist and socialist. Largely self-educated, he had an adventurous life that took him from the small Scottish town of Paisley to Fordist America and Revolutionary Russia. He led the Clyde Workers' Committee during the First World War, was one of the founding members of the British Communist Party and served as the Communist MP for West Fife from 1935-50.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781912064694 |
| ISBN 10 | 1912064693 |
| Title | Revolt on the Clyde |
| Author | William Gallacher |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Lawrence & Wishart Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-06-26 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
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