Sexual Politics: Sexuality, Family Planning, and the British Left from the 1880s to the Present Day

This Title Explores The Complex Relationship Between Sexuality And Socialist Politics In Britain, Arguing That Sexuality Has Been A Key, Though Often Neglected Aspect Of Party Politics In The 150 Years. It Also Explores The Relationship Between The Personal And The Political In A Wide-ranging Study Of British Society. 1. Beginnings: Socialism And Sexual Reform, 1880s To 1920s -- Pt. 1 Back Streets And Utopias Between The Wars -- 2. Clash: The Labour Party And Birth Control, 1923 To 1930 -- 3. Writing And Living New Worlds: Socialism, Sex, And Emotions -- 4. Abortion And Working-class Politics In The 1930s -- Pt. 2 Roads T0 1967 -- 5. S̀ilent', M̀odern' Revolution? The Family, Femininity, And Reproductive Politics In The 1940s And 1950s -- 6. Labour And The L̀iberal Hour', 1956-67: Abortion, Family Planning, And Homosexual Law Reform -- Pt. 3 Roads From 1967 -- 7. Second Wave Feminism, Labour, And The Defence Of The Abortion Act, 1967-90 -- 8. Thirty Years War? Gay Rights And The Labour Party, 1967-97. Stephen Brooke. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [269]-276) And Index.