Article Title：The Communist international, the Communist Party of Great Britain, and the 'Third period', 1928-1932
Abstract：
This article offers a reassessment of the relationship between the British Communist Party and the Communist International in the period 1928-32. While these years have generally been portrayed as disastrous for the British Party-in which the dictates of Moscow forced the CPGB to follow a sectarian policy of 'class against class' -a closer reading of the period suggests a far more complex and variegated history. As such, the formulation of the 'new line' and its relevance to developments in Britain are here reassessed, with particular attention to the evolutionary and undulating nature of international, and British, communist policy. Moreover, the article outlines variations in both British and Comintern interpretations of 'class against class,' suggesting that the 'traditional' caricature of the communist movement as a Stalinist monolith negates evident nuances in communist practice at an international, national and local level.
Keywords: British politics; Comintern; communism; Communist Party of Great Britain
DOI: 10.1177/026569140003000202
Source：EUROPEAN HISTORY QUARTERLY
Welcome to correct the error, please contact email: humanisticspider@gmail.com
