Left Book Club
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The Left Book Club was a British socialist publishing group and reading organization founded in the 1930s to promote left-wing ideas through affordable, widely distributed books and discussion circles.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political book club
ⓘ
publishing organization ⓘ |
| activity |
organizing lectures
ⓘ
organizing political discussions ⓘ organizing public meetings ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1948 ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
bookshop sales
ⓘ
mail-order subscription ⓘ |
| focus |
anti-fascism
ⓘ
economic planning ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Harold Laski
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Strachey NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Gollancz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
political non-fiction
ⓘ
socialist literature ⓘ |
| hasColor | orange covers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Left Book Club discussion groups
ⓘ
Left Book Club monthly selections ⓘ Left Book Club newsletter ⓘ local Left Book Club groups ⓘ |
| hasSlogan | Books and the People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | socialism ⓘ |
| inception | 1936 ⓘ |
| influenced |
British Labour movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British intellectual left ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Popular Front politics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| memberOf | British left-wing movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Guilty Men
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Road to Wigan Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spanish Cockpit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingPeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| peakMembership | over 50,000 members ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | left-wing ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-appeasement
ⓘ
pro-welfare state ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | monthly ⓘ |
| publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
anti-fascist campaigning
ⓘ
political education ⓘ to promote left-wing ideas ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
progressive middle-class readers
ⓘ
working-class readers ⓘ |
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