Saturday May 8th,1999, Institute of Historical Research, WC1
The Twentieth Century: A Century of Progress? The Balance Sheet
Keynote speaker: John Saville, "British Foreign Policy in the
Twentieth Century".
Plenary session: Chris Harman, "The Twentieth Century in
Perspective".
As the twentieth century draws to a close this one day event,
organized by the London Socialist Historians Group, will look at
the question of progress in history and attempt to draw a balance
sheet of how far attempts to change society for the better since
1900 have worked.
>From Bernstein to Bad Godesberg and New Labour, social democracy
has reinvented itself throughout the twentieth century. But what is
the historical record of reforming Governments in the twentieth
century, and what does that record tell us about the future? Have
the examples of revolution in Russia or the free market in America
provided coherent alternatives? Have changes for women, lesbians
and gays and blacks led to liberation? Have developments in science
led to relief from the dull compulsion of economic reality?
A series of papers will address some of these issues, together with
general plenary discussion on the substantive question of the
balance sheet of the twentieth century.
Workshops on: Stalinism & Internationalism; The US Working Class;
The Italian Right and Fascism; The Long Boom after 1945; Social
Democracy and the Affluent Society; Communalism in the Twentieth
Century; Oppression.
Speakers include: Toby Abse, Ian Birchall, Laurence Black,
Nigel Copsey, Chris Ealham, Mike Haynes, Carlo Morelli, John
Newsinger, Barry Pavier, Andrew Strouthous, John Walker.
The Conference will begin with Registration at 9.00am and finish at
4.15pm, following which there will be a social. Papers will be taken
in parallel before and after lunch.
Advance Registration is encouraged, and where possible papers will
be circulated in advance to those registering. Tickets cost £20
(£10 unfunded, £5 low waged/unwaged). To register, send a cheque
made payable to "London Socialist Historians Group" to the LSHG,
3 Lavenham Court, Upper Richmond Road, Putney, London SW15 2RF.
ORGANISED BY THE LONDON SOCIALIST HISTORIANS GROUP
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Web site: http://www.ch.u-net.com/lshg/
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