When the Clyde Ran Red - A Social History of Red Clydeside

When the Clyde Ran Red paints a vivid picture of the heady days when revolution was in the air on Clydeside, when the people fought for the right to work, the dignity of labour and a fairer society for everyone. Maggie Craig puts the politics into the social context of the times and tells the story with verve, warmth and humour.

About the author

Maggie Craig is the acclaimed writer of the groundbreaking Damn' Rebel Bitches: The Women of the '45, and its companion volume Bare- Arsed Banditti: The Men of the '45. She is also the author of six family saga novels set in her native Glasgow and Clydebank. She is a popular speaker in libraries and book festivals and has served two terms as a committee member of the Society of Authors in Scotland.

Summary

When the Clyde Ran Red paints a vivid picture of the heady days when revolution was in the air on Clydeside, when the people fought for the right to work, the dignity of labour and a fairer society for everyone. Maggie Craig puts the politics into the social context of the times and tells the story with verve, warmth and humour.

Product details

• Authors: Maggie Craig
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781780275062
• ISBN: 978-1-78027-506-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; Schottland, 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Heimatkunde, Transport- und Verkehrswirtschaft, Politische Ideologien, Politischer Aktivismus, Arbeitgeber-Arbeitnehmer-Beziehungen, Arbeitsschutz und Gesundheitsschutz