Left Book Club selections
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Left Book Club selections were a series of politically left-wing, socially conscious books published in 1930s Britain to educate and mobilize readers around socialist and progressive causes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Left Book Club selections canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
ⓘ
political literature ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
progressive middle-class readers
ⓘ
working-class readers ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | British left-wing intellectual circles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distributionMethod | subscription ⓘ |
| editor |
Harold Laski
NERFINISHED
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John Strachey NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Gollancz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
economic inequality
ⓘ
fascism ⓘ imperialism ⓘ labour movement ⓘ peace movement ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| format | monthly selection ⓘ |
| genre |
political non-fiction
ⓘ
progressive literature ⓘ socialist literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Guilty Men
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The People’s Front NERFINISHED ⓘ The Road to Wigan Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spanish Cockpit NERFINISHED ⓘ The Town That Was Murdered NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Great Depression
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rise of fascism in Europe ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-fascism
ⓘ
democratic socialism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| inception | 1936 ⓘ |
| influenced |
British socialist thought
ⓘ
popular front politics in Britain ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfPublication | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableAuthor |
Arthur Koestler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
E. H. Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ George Orwell NERFINISHED ⓘ John Strachey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| publisher | Left Book Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
mobilization of readers
ⓘ
political education ⓘ promotion of socialist ideas ⓘ |
| targetedRegion | Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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