Dona Torr: Historical Materialism and the Communist Historians by Mary DavisGlasgow: Praxis Press, 2026SOME of the greatest historians of the 20th century belonged to the Communist Party Historians’ Group in the years 1946-56.Founded to develop the work of AL Morton and Maurice Dobb, the group boasted luminaries such as Eric Hobsbawm, EP Thompson, Christopher Hill, John Saville and Rodney Hilton.  

JAMES CROSSLEY enjoys a new book uncovering the life and legacy of Dona Torr, whose intellectual leadership shaped a generation of Communist historians

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