
John Maclean was a Scottish schoolteacher, and revolutionary who helped to plant the seeds of Marxism in Scotland. This is the story not just of the man, but of everything that was happening around him: from the rent strikes on the Clyde; to the Hands off Russia protests about...

A fascinating, timely and engrossing history of class struggle, world war, revolution, political intrigue, courage and conviction. Donald Robertson's excellent tribute to the great Scot John Maclean demonstrates that education, organisation and solidarity are essential elements...