Zilliacus lived through turbulent years. He was an enemy of fascism from the 1930s, and after the Second World War worked against Cold War hysteria through meetings and contascts with Stalin, Khrushchev, Tito and Castro. Ernest Bevin hated the critical Gateshead Member of Parliament, and this led to his expulsion from the Labour Party. Zilliacus fought back and was re-admitted. In 1955 he won the parliamentary seat of Manchester Gorton for Labour. This biography, based on the Zilliacus Papers and other sources, traces the life of this remarkable man and throws light upon people and events over the first decades of the 20th Century. 'A brilliant biography of a brilliant man.' Tony Benn

About the Author
Moderator for history courses at the North East Open College Network, and Vice-President of the North East Labour History Society. He has published widely, and was a lecturer at what is now the University of Northumbria.


Book Information
ISBN 9780850365092
Author Archie Potts
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint The Merlin Press Ltd
Publisher The Merlin Press Ltd