Description: English radicalism has been a persistent and important, though minority, strand in English political culture since at least the English Civil War. This book explores, in historical context, the nature of this radicalism - its beliefs, practice and importance - in the twentieth century.
Brief description: Richard Taylor is Emeritus Professorial Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge
Review Quotes:
'As we seek to steer through the darkness of the times in which we live, we need every tool at our disposal, including the distinctive trait of English radicalism. Richard Taylor's book is an important guide for those who want to understand that tradition, as told through an introduction to the beliefs of a diversity of figures from the last century. Politics needs history and the Left needs to draw on its traditions. Taylor's study is an invaluable way to help us understand the past and thereby guide to us a better future.'
Ed Miliband, MP