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THE LEFT IN BRITAIN: A CHECKLIST AND GUIDE (PLUS SUPPLEMENTS)

Description

This collection covers the British left movement over the twentienth century. It contains works going back to 1904 with full coverage of the Socialist Standard Journal (journal of the Socialist Party of Great Britain), along with Peace News and Socialist Commentary (both founded in the 1930s). Particular emphasis has been given to the post-WWII fecundity of the left, with emphasis on the 1950s through to the 1970s.

Thirty-seven left-wing political movements are covered in the initial collection, representing a variety of traditions: libertarianism and anarcho-syndicalism, pacifism, trade unionism, Labourism and Parliamentary Socialism, the "freak" left, Marxism, Trotskyism, Leninism, Stalinism and Maoism, and the various hybrids of these traditions. The collection is in 4 parts, representing 71,000 pages of original material that has been organised by title, author, and chronological indexing.

Several supplements have been added after the original Checklist and Guide was produced. The following supplements are available in the Queen's collection:

The Left in Britain during 1973 and 1974, Parts 1 and 2: A Bibliographical Guide (extra material from 1904-1972)

... during 1975 and 1976 , Parts 1 and 2: A Bibliographical Guide (updates to Part III, 1973-1978 & Part IV, 1975-1978)

... during 1977 and 1978, Parts 1 and 2: A Bibliographical Guide (extra material from 1962-1976)

... during 1979 and 1980, Parts 1 and 2: A Bibliographical Guide (extra material from 1975-1978)

... during 1981 and 1982, Parts 1 and 2: A Bibliographical Guide (extra material from 1946-1980)

Note: The dates in the titles of the supplements do not correspond to their respective publication dates.

Microform Location and Call Number   Stauffer Library:

1. Compact Shelving at HX No. 016 (Parts 1, 3, & 4)
2. Microform Collection at Microfiche No. 751 (Parts 1 & 2)

Guide/Index Location and Call Number   Stauffer Library Reference & Books at Z7165 .G8 S65

Collection Status   Almost Complete (74 of 84 Reels, 957 of 957 fiches, plus Guide)

Notes

1. For additional reference, and to cross-check dates and facts with the initial collection, see David Wrigley's The Left in Britain, 1956-68 (1976; Check QCAT for location and availibility), published just after the completion of the first guide.
2. Parts 1, 3, & 4 are in microfilm format: Reels 1 to 10 are missing.
3. The supplementary Parts 1 & 2 are in microfiche format. Part 1 of the microfiche set consists of 383 fiches. Part 2 consists of 574 fiches, with a duplicate of fiche no. 547.
Last revised: 17 July 2006