ISBN: 9780719021817 - John Maclean (lives of the Left) (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. John Maclean - perhaps the outstanding figure of the British revolutionary left. Appointed as the first Soviet Consul in Britain by the Bolsheviks, elected along with Lenin and Trotsky as honorary president of the Petrograd Soviet and one of the patriarchs of modern Scottish nationalism. A man at the centre of revolutionary politics; yet he remains a figure of uncertainty. The authors provide a genuine political biography assessing his position and actions against the background of both British and international left wing thought.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Used hard back book with dust wrapper, in good condition. In the 1920s and 30s he had a considerable influence on the Labour movement, especially the Independent Labour Party and the 'Red Professors', Tawney, Cole and Lasky.