Sophie B Roberts
Biographic Data
| ID | 6692031 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sophie B Roberts |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sophie B |
| FAMILY NAME | Roberts |
| SIGNATURE | ROBERTS S B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kentucky |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The campaign of the ‘red-bearded radical’
This article explores Richard Gott’s candidacy in the 1966 by-election at Hull North. Gott stood on a platform emphasising anti-nuclear and anti-militarist concerns, and crucially, vehement opposition to the Vietnam War. The candidacy, which threatened to undermine the Labour Party’s chances of success in the constituency, had national significance, due to the precariousness of the Labour government’s majority. Opinion amongst influential left-wi…
Anti-Semitism and municipal government in interwar French colonial Algeria
This paper examines the role of anti-Semitic municipal governments and their political practices in French colonial Algeria during the interwar period. It traces the developments in anti-Semitic politics in elections for municipal governments in the 1920s and 1930s. In this time, anti-Semitic politics experienced a renaissance and surge in power in the colony. Voters in Algeria fell prey to the rhetoric of anti-Semitic politicians who promised to…
Jews, Vichy and the Algiers Insurrection of 1942
In November 1942, several hundred residents of Algiers rose up in rebellion against the Vichy regime. Eighty-five per cent of them were Jews. This insurrection paved the way for the Allied invasion of North Africa and the opening of the second front in Italy. This article offers a narrative of those events and through this examines the impact of Vichy legislation on the Jews of Algeria and their responses. The formation of the Jewish underground …
Anti-Semitism and municipal government in interwar French colonial Algeria
This paper examines the role of anti-Semitic municipal governments and their political practices in French colonial Algeria during the interwar period. It traces the developments in anti-Semitic politics in elections for municipal governments in the 1920s and 1930s. In this time, anti-Semitic politics experienced a renaissance and surge in power in the colony. Voters in Algeria fell prey to the rhetoric of anti-Semitic politicians who promised to…
Jews, Vichy and the Algiers Insurrection of 1942
In November 1942, several hundred residents of Algiers rose up in rebellion against the Vichy regime. Eighty-five per cent of them were Jews. This insurrection paved the way for the Allied invasion of North Africa and the opening of the second front in Italy. This article offers a narrative of those events and through this examines the impact of Vichy legislation on the Jews of Algeria and their responses. The formation of the Jewish underground …
Jews, Vichy and the Algiers Insurrection of 1942
In November 1942, several hundred residents of Algiers rose up in rebellion against the Vichy regime. Eighty-five per cent of them were Jews. This insurrection paved the way for the Allied invasion of North Africa and the opening of the second front in Italy. This article offers a narrative of those events and through this examines the impact of Vichy legislation on the Jews of Algeria and their responses. The formation of the Jewish underground …
Anti-Semitism and municipal government in interwar French colonial Algeria
This paper examines the role of anti-Semitic municipal governments and their political practices in French colonial Algeria during the interwar period. It traces the developments in anti-Semitic politics in elections for municipal governments in the 1920s and 1930s. In this time, anti-Semitic politics experienced a renaissance and surge in power in the colony. Voters in Algeria fell prey to the rhetoric of anti-Semitic politicians who promised to…
The campaign of the ‘red-bearded radical’
This article explores Richard Gott’s candidacy in the 1966 by-election at Hull North. Gott stood on a platform emphasising anti-nuclear and anti-militarist concerns, and crucially, vehement opposition to the Vietnam War. The candidacy, which threatened to undermine the Labour Party’s chances of success in the constituency, had national significance, due to the precariousness of the Labour government’s majority. Opinion amongst influential left-wi…
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