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.
Author(s): Oleksa Drachewych
Series: Routledge Studies In Modern History
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 187
Tags: Coomunist International, Anti-Imperialism, Racial Equality, British Dominions
Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Series......Page 3
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 7
Note on translation and transliteration......Page 9
List of abbreviations......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
Part I The context......Page 24
1 The Comintern and the national and colonial questions......Page 26
2 The Comintern and fighting racial oppression......Page 56
Part II Case studies......Page 84
3 A prioritized battleground: the Communist Party of South Africa and the Native Republic Thesis......Page 86
4 Correction and reminders: the Communist Party of Canada, Canada’s position in the world and ethnicity......Page 109
5 Showing initiative from the periphery: the Communist Party of Australia, White Australia, anti-imperialism and civil rights for Aboriginal and Melanesian peoples......Page 134
6 Conclusion: the communist parties of South Africa, Canada and Australia in comparison......Page 158
7 Epilogue: echoes of the Comintern......Page 168
Bibliography......Page 173
Index......Page 182
