Table of Contents

Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction

1 Illegality, 1940-41
2 Underground, 1940-42
3 The Leading War Party, 1942-45
4 Headwinds, 1943-45
5 The Offensive, 1945-49
6 The Chill, 1947-49
7 Showdown, 1949-50
8 Survival, 1950-55
9 Revival? 1950-56
10 A House Divided, 1956-60
11 Cannot Stand, 1960-70

Epilogue
List of Illustrations
Endnotes
Select Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Stuart Macintyre AO, FAHA, FASSA was Emeritus Laureate Professor of History at the University of Melbourne. He was the author of many books, including A Concise History of Australia, The History Wars, Australia's Boldest Experiment, Glorious Days, and The Reds: The Communist Party of Australia from origins to illegality.

Reviews

'Macintyre's skill in recapturing a lost political world is matched by a careful tracing of the Communist Party's changing political fortunes...Macintyre's observational skills make The Party a joy to read.' - The Conversation

'The Party is not afraid to rattle skeletons or shy away from the leadership's intransigence, dogmatism and ruthlessness...Nor does the book circumvent the party's conspiratorial tradition...This book, then, is both balanced and comprehensive. It is also magisterial.' - Phillip Deery, Sydney Morning Herald

'An account that's as readable as it's definitive; an invaluable resource' - Jeff Sparrow, The Saturday Paper