Left for the Rising Sun, Right for Swan Hunter: The Plebs League in the North East of England 1908/1926 - Softcover

Turnbull, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910170070 ISBN 13: 9781910170076

Publisher: Five Leaves Publications, 2014

Synopsis

One hundred years ago the North East was at the forefront of independent working class education as self-educated miners and shipyard workers sought to understand the conditions in which they lived. There were arguments, naturally, over who controlled adult education. Robert Turnbull has written the first book on the long neglected activity of The Plebs League and the Labour College Movement in the North East which sought a politically committed answer. Left for the Rising Sun, Right for Swan Hunter reflects the arguments of the day and celebrates the memory of those autodidacts who took part in the long struggle for an education that was otherwise denied them.

About this title

About the Author

Robert Turnbull has written for BBC History, Times Literary Supplement, Morning Star and Medieval History and is an active member of the North East Labour History Society. His book title reflects the choices faced by most working class people at the time - the pit or the shipyards - then the major places of employment in the region.

Edition details

• Publisher: Five Leaves Publications
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910170070
• ISBN 13: 9781910170076
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 84