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Drafts of projected book on the state to have been produced by a sub-group of the CPGB |
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CP/IND/TORR/03/01 - The book was eventually published as 'The British State' (Lawrence & Wishart, 1958) by James Harvey and Katherine Hood (pseudonyms of Roger Simon and Noreen Branson). These drafts, notes and synopses combine to reveal a book that focusses on making the case for replacing Democratic Capitalism with a Proletariat Dictatorship. The different stages of the book's development revealed here illustrate both changes in structure and the new formations of ideas that are created by such changes in structure. |
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Documents and notes for projected book on 'The State'. |
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CP/IND/TORR/03/02 - This research concentrates on symbols of state power, state force and workers fighting the state. The correspondence which forms the majority of this grouping covers a variety of issues ranging from the church to expanding Marxist education and the constitutional history of England. A core theme running through transcripts and printed content is the role of parliament and the representatives within it. These items also feature a notebook with Torr's notes on 'the state' before concluding with a report on Tom mann's role in industrial action at Liverpool. |
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Notes on Anarchism (especially on Kropotkin) for projected book on 'The State'. |
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CP/IND/TORR/03/03 - These notes focus upon Kropotkin's interest in a possible use of Anarchism to achieve Socialism. Notes from Kropotkin argue that the idea of any type of representation is flawed and indicate that Anarchism may be a more effective solution. These notes also include other authors' works on anarchism, including Henry Seymour's call for people to cast aside the wedding ring and such conventional moral symbols. |