Growing Up Into Revolution
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good , ex-library
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
Condition remarks: One tear on front of jacket.
A landmark work of political memoir, Growing Up Into Revolution chronicles the intellectual and personal awakening of Margaret Cole, one of Britain's most prominent socialist thinkers of the twentieth century. With candor and wit, Cole traces her journey from a privileged Edwardian upbringing through her radicalization at Cambridge, her involvement in the Fabian Society, and her decades of activism alongside her husband G.D.H. Cole. The memoir presents a vivid portrait of the British left during its most formative years, illuminating the ideological debates, key figures, and social movements that shaped progressive politics between the two World Wars. Written with the assured voice of a lifelong intellectual, it offers an invaluable firsthand account of how ideas about labor, democracy, and equality were forged in the crucible of real political struggle. Readers interested in British history, socialist thought, or the role of women in public life will find this an indispensable and richly rewarding read.
Author: Margaret Cole
Format: Hardback
Published: 1949, Longmans, Green and Co
Genre: Biography
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good , ex-library
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
Condition remarks: One tear on front of jacket.
A landmark work of political memoir, Growing Up Into Revolution chronicles the intellectual and personal awakening of Margaret Cole, one of Britain's most prominent socialist thinkers of the twentieth century. With candor and wit, Cole traces her journey from a privileged Edwardian upbringing through her radicalization at Cambridge, her involvement in the Fabian Society, and her decades of activism alongside her husband G.D.H. Cole. The memoir presents a vivid portrait of the British left during its most formative years, illuminating the ideological debates, key figures, and social movements that shaped progressive politics between the two World Wars. Written with the assured voice of a lifelong intellectual, it offers an invaluable firsthand account of how ideas about labor, democracy, and equality were forged in the crucible of real political struggle. Readers interested in British history, socialist thought, or the role of women in public life will find this an indispensable and richly rewarding read.