{"product_id":"9781350274723","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Direct-Action and Autonomous Organizing across the United Kingdom : London Solidarity by Chris Spannos","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 06\/08\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo history of post-war British left-wing activism would be complete without mention of the iconoclastic London Solidarity group.  Direct-Action and Autonomous Organizing across the United Kingdom: London Solidarity is the first book dedicated to examining this group's surreptitious origins, influences and legacy. Part of an international and mostly informal movement breaking away from traditional left-wing politics at the height of Cold War tensions, the London Solidarity group contributed to the re-emergence of direct-action and autonomous working-class struggle in the UK. The group rigorously critiqued authoritarian exploitation in the East and West, championed sexual liberation, wildcat strikes, housing struggles and played a historic role in the 1963 \"Spies for Peace\" scandal which rocked the British government by revealing its secret preparations for elite rule after nuclear war. Direct-Action and Autonomous Organizing across the United Kingdom uses both first-hand participant accounts, personal correspondence, previously unpublished archival material and the latest historical research on left-wing radical politics to tell the story of this radical left group and its activities while locating it in various activist networks in Britain and abroad. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368680599925,"sku":"9781350274723","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781350274723","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}