Speaker: Paul Mason
2pm, Saturday, 26th February 2022
The far right is on the rise across the world. From Modi’s India to Bolsonaro’s Brazil and Erdogan’s Turkey, fascism is not a horror that we have left in the past; it is a recurring nightmare that is happening again – and we need to find a better way to fight it. Read on ...
by Duncan Bowie
Two Hundred Years of Dulwich Radicalism by Duncan Bowie is a fascinating read for anyone who is interested in British political and social history, the history of the Dulwich area, or both,
Obtainable from local bookshops in Dulwich or directly from the author – duncanbowie@yahoo.co.uk – price £10. Read on ...
A compelling intellectual biography of Stalin told through his personal library
A Socialist History Society meeting with historian Geoffrey Roberts.
In this engaging life of the twentieth century’s most self-consciously learned dictator, Geoffrey Roberts explores the books Stalin read, how he read them, and what they taught him. Stalin firmly believed in the transformative potential of words and his voracious appetite for reading guided him throughout his years. Read on ...
By Deborah Lavin
This book is the first-ever biography of Edward Aveling (1849-1898) and rescues him from his footnote status in the histories of the period and in the biographies of his contemporaries. It should be of interest to anyone engaged in research on aspects of 19th century socialism or with an interest in the lives of Karl Marx and his circle. Read on ...
A personal history of the politics of the 1970s
A meeting of the Socialist History Society with historian Sheila Rowbotham
The SHS is pleased to announce that our first talk of 2022 was with historian Sheila Rowbotham who discussed her involvement in the women’s liberation movement, left-wing politics and the “alternative” culture of the 1970s. Read on ...