Description: Socialism and the Diasporic 'Other' examines the relationship between the London-based Left and Irish and Jewish communities in the East End between 1889 and 1912. Using a comparative framework, it examines the varied interactions between working class diasporic groups, conservative communal hierarchies and revolutionary and trade union organisations.
Brief description: Daniel Renshaw is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Reading.
Review Quotes:
'This is a very thorough study of radical Irish Catholic and Jewish migrants in East London between 1889 and 1912 and their wider relationships.'
Mike Davis, Chartist