|
Revolutionary History is a magazine dealing with the history of the revolutionary socialist movement, from a mainly Trotskyist viewpoint. It does not belong to, or support any trend within the Trotskyist movement. Non-Trotskyist opinions are included in our Editorial Board. All sympathetic socialists who can contribute are welcome to support its work and can be asked to join the Editorial Board. Our main activity is the publication of the original documents and materials of revolutionary movements and struggles, making them available for study by new generations of revolutionaries and scholars. We publish thematic issues of our magazine, usually dealing with particular countries or topics (see our back issues list for examples). On this web site we make available documents, which we have never had the space to publish in our magazine. We welcome the opportunity presented by the web to make this material available to revolutionaries and scholars. The Obituaries now contain almost 250 entries and there are over 200 book reviews. All of these can be found via the top-level menu. Whilst many books are on-line a limited seletion are available for purchase in the on-line book shop. There are also links to Archives, Book sellers and International Trotskist groups. |
|
|
Revolutionary History maintains an archive and library. If you have material that is not available elsewhere, or if you want to discuss researching and publishing the history of the revolutionary movement, please contact us. Revolutionary History was set up by Socialist Platform Ltd, an independent, socialist publishing venture. The editorial board meets a few times a year. |
|
 |
|
Ted Grant was a well-known figure in the international Marxist movement. He had a significant impact on British politics. When he died all the most important newspapers carried extensive obituaries that recognised this fact. This is a remarkable work that comprehensively covers the development of Ted’s life and ideas, starting from his early family background in Johannesburg right up to his death in London in 2006 at the age of 93. From his earliest youth in South Africa Ted Grant dedicated his life to the nstruggle for the emancipation ofthe working class. Moving o Britain in 1934 to seek new horizons, within a decade he had become the leading theoretician ofthe Trotskyist movement. The book deals with the launch of the Fourth international and Ted’s battle to defend the ideas of Trotsky, which brought him into conflict with the leaders ofthe International after the Second World War. lt explains the important theoretical questions and debates of this period and it outlines Ted Grant’s important theoretical contribution to Marxism. Ted was the founder and theoretical inspirer ofthe Militant Tendency, which Michael Crick once described as the fifth political party in Britain. The book traces the rise and fall of Militant. lt provides a fascinating insight into a subject that remains a closed book to most political analysts even now.
|
