An incomplete, yet valuable insight into the Communist Party of Australia
The Party is a detailed and lively account of the history of the CPA from its heyday in the early 1940s, to 1970 during its later Euro-Communist period, writes Jim McIlroy.
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The Party is a detailed and lively account of the history of the CPA from its heyday in the early 1940s, to 1970 during its later Euro-Communist period, writes Jim McIlroy.
In The Reds (1998), the first part of his history of the Communist Party of Australia, the late Stuart Macintyre commented: “With its passing, communism has become almost unintelligible.” Twenty-four years later The Party, the posthumously published second volume, continues the argument.
The final work of a gifted historian charts the rise and fall of the Communist Party of Australia.
From a ‘cold case’ investigation to a profoundly beautiful memoir, there are plenty of new releases on the shelves this month as publishers crank up for 2022.
From a ‘cold case’ investigation to a profoundly beautiful memoir, there are plenty of new releases on the shelves this month as publishers crank up for 2022.