ABSTRACT
This book analyzes the stance of international communism towards nationality, anti-colonialism, and racial equality as defined by the Communist International (Comintern) during the interwar period. Central to the volume is a comparative analysis of the communist parties of three British dominions, South Africa, Canada and Australia, demonstrating how each party attempted to follow Moscow’s lead and how each party produced its own attempts to deal with these issues locally, while considering the limits of their own agency within the movement at large.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|59 pages
The context
part II|89 pages
Case studies
chapter 3|23 pages
A prioritized battleground
The Communist Party of South Africa and the Native Republic Thesis
chapter 4|25 pages
Correction and reminders
The Communist Party of Canada, Canada’s position in the world and ethnicity
chapter 5|24 pages
Showing initiative from the periphery
The Communist Party of Australia, White Australia, anti-imperialism and civil rights for Aboriginal and Melanesian peoples
chapter 6|10 pages
Conclusion
The communist parties of South Africa, Canada and Australia in comparison