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Red threads
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- Book Synopsis
- 'I loved this book ... this is a history we can all connect with and be inspired by' - Josie Long, comedian 'The epic story of this universal symbol, told with passion and erudition' - Liz Lochhead, poet The red flag: there is no symbol, perhaps other than the crucifix and the crescent moon, that so many people have lived and died for. A standard of hope and resistance to millions, and of terror and tyranny to many. But why is the red flag red? How did it come to represent the workers against the propertied class? And how did it travel the world? In Henry Bell's lively account, we journey around the globe and back through history, tracing the lineage of the red flag as both a material object and a symbol. The book explores the triumphs and disasters of the flag's history, its designers and makers, heroes and villains, and the utopias and wastelands that have kept the red flag flying. From its martial beginnings in Rome and France, to the raising of a blood stained flag at the Merthyr Rising and the arrival of the red flag at the Paris Commune; from the jungles of north-eastern India to the factories of Cuba; Red Threads explores how this symbol of working class power first came to be held aloft in the hands of revolutionaries; who raises it today; and its meaning for the future.
- About The Author
- Henry Bell is a historian and award-winning poet based in Glasgow. He is the author of John Maclean: Hero of Red Clydeside, described as 'compelling and brilliantly written' by Jackie Kay, Scottish Poet Laureate. He brings people's history to life through running Radical Glasgow Tours, and is a committee member of the Red Sunday School, a socialist school for young people. He has written for National Geographic, Open Democracy and Bella Caledonia.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780745347691
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Pluto Press, (20 September 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 368
- Weight
- 594 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 153 x 34 mm
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