Communist Party of Great Britain Biographical Project - David Aaronovitch
TitleCommunist Party of Great Britain Biographical Project - David Aaronovitch
ReferenceTAPE/594
Date
10/04/2000
Scope and ContentThis is a copy of a tape held by the British Library, in their Sound Archives, as part of their CPGB Biographical Project.
There is quite a full synopsis of the tape on the British Library web site, which is worth reading.
A detailed synopsis of the interview also exists as a pdf document. This can be viewed at the WCML.
DA's parents were CP members, and he took part in political activity from an early age. He identified very much with Russia. He was arrested at a demonstration about Rhodesia in 1972 - parents very proud.
DA joined CPGB in 1973 whilst at Oxford, because it seemed the obvious thing to do. Felt most strongly about gender issues, women's rights, abortion. Was NUS President around 1981-2, after which time he ceased being active in the Party. Decided he was more of a "liberal social democrat" and left the CPGB in 1987.
There is quite a full synopsis of the tape on the British Library web site, which is worth reading.
A detailed synopsis of the interview also exists as a pdf document. This can be viewed at the WCML.
DA's parents were CP members, and he took part in political activity from an early age. He identified very much with Russia. He was arrested at a demonstration about Rhodesia in 1972 - parents very proud.
DA joined CPGB in 1973 whilst at Oxford, because it seemed the obvious thing to do. Felt most strongly about gender issues, women's rights, abortion. Was NUS President around 1981-2, after which time he ceased being active in the Party. Decided he was more of a "liberal social democrat" and left the CPGB in 1987.
Extent1 Cassette tape
Physical descriptionNWA copy
LanguageEnglish
Archival historyThe Communist Party of Great Britain Biographical Project, part-funded by the Economic and Social Research Council covers the full period of the party's existence (1920-1991) and deals with all aspects of its work including industrial work, educational and cultural activities as well as local and international campaigns. The audio recordings of more than 150 interviews with members and former members of the Communist Party of Great Britain, conducted between October 1999 and September 2001 by a group of historians based at Manchester University have now been deposited in the British Library Sound Archive.
Persons keywordAaronovitch, David, Communist Party of Great Britain, British Library National Sound Archive
SubjectCommunism
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationZ (Room 24)