Socialist republic. remaking the british left in 1980s sheffield, hardback/***

This book explores how Sheffield City Council set out to renew left-wing politics in 1980s Britain.

Drawing on archival research and oral history interviews, it details the struggle to build a broad-based politics that united class and identity politics and demonstrates how social democracy persisted at a local level under Thatcherism.

Publisher: Manchester University Press Number of pages: 248 Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 145 x 224 x 22 Cover type: Hardback.