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John Strachey

Born

in Guildford, Surrey, England,, The United Kingdom

October 21, 1901

Died

July 15, 1963

Genre

Socialism, Politics, Economics

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Son of John St. Loe Strachey

Evelyn John St Loe Strachey (21 October 1901 – 15 July 1963) was a British Labour politician and writer.

A journalist by profession, Strachey was elected to Parliament in 1929. He was initially a disciple of Oswald Mosley, and, feeling that the Second Labour Government was not doing enough to combat unemployment, joined Mosley in founding the New Party in 1931. He broke with Mosley later in the year, so did not follow him into fascism. Strachey lost his seat in 1931 and was a communist sympathiser for the rest of the 1930s, before breaking with the Communist Party in 1940.

During the Second World War Strachey served as a Royal Air Force officer, in planning and public relations roles. He was once again elected ...more

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	从美国看到世界 by John Strachey, 斯特勒彻（John Strachey）, 邹韬奋 (Translator) 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Theory and Practice of Socialism 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1936 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why You Should Be a Socialist 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1944	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Digging for Mrs. Miller: Some Experiences of an Air-Raid Warden 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1941 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Menace of Fascism 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1933 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The End of Empire 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1959	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Coming Struggle for Power: An Examination of Capitalism 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Prevention of War 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1962	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I do so dislike H. G. Wells being accompanied by Wagner, don't you Mr. Ford?”

… he was forced to acknowledge the aptness of the phrase. Nazism combines a crassly mechanical futurism with the fuss and fume of a tawdry pseudo-Gothic misconception of the past.”
― John Strachey, Digging for Mrs. Miller: Some Experiences of an Air-Raid Warden

tags: air-raid, blitz, london, nazism, world-war-2

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