The Backwaters of History series of articles written by Bill Waters appeared in the Socialist Standard over the course of 1953 and 1954.
In eleven self-contained pieces, Waters' surveyed class struggle via key historical events, from the Peasant Rebellion of 1381 through to Barcelona in the midst of the Spanish Civil War.
- Sep 1953: The Diggers' (English Civil War)
- Oct 1953: The Babeuf Conspiracy
- Dec 1953: The German Spartacists
- Jan 1954: Civil War in Austria
- Feb 1954: Peasant Rebellion 1381
- Mar 1954: English Naval Mutinies 1797
- Apr 1954: The Paris Commune
- Jun 1954: Münzer and the Thuringian Revolt
- Jul 1954: The Knights of Labour
- Aug 1954: Barcelona 1937
- Oct 1954: The Tolpuddle Martyrs
Many thanks to Darren and his Socialist Standard Past and Present Blog
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