Lucy Bland is Professor of Social and Cultural History at Anglia Ruskin UniversityRichard Carr is Senior Lecturer in History and Politics at Anglia Ruskin University

• Introduction – Lucy Bland and Richard Carr1 Peace, but not at any price: British socialists’ calls for peace on the eve of World War One – Marcus Morris2 At the crossroads: the Labour Party, the trade unions and the choices of direction for the democratic Left – Chris Wrigley3 'One of the most revolutionary proposals that has ever been put before the House': the passage of the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 – Mari Takayanagi4 Labour and socialism during the Great War in Bristol and Northampton – Matthew Kidd5 A stronghold of liberalism? The north-east Lancashire cotton weaving districts and the First World War – Jack Southern6 Living through war, waging peace: comparing Mary Macarthur and Sylvia Pankhurst – Deborah Thom7 'Industrial unionism for women': Ellen Wilkinson and the unionisation of shop workers, 1915–18 – Matt Perry8 The unsung heroines of radical wartime activism: gender, militarism and collective action in the British Women’s Corps – Krisztina Robert9 Charlie Chaplin’s war: a British radical in tumultuous times – Richard Carr10 Irish Labour and the ‘Cooperative Commonwealth’ in the era of the Great War – Marc Mulholland11 Russia’s war and revolutions as seen by Morgan Philips Price and Arthur Henderson – Jonathan Davis12 The Stanford connection: David Starr Jordan, eugenics and the Anglo-American anti-war movement – Gavin Baird and Bradley W. Hart13 The problem of war aims and the Treaty of Versailles – John CallaghanIndex

'A welcome reminder that the First World War was experienced in myriad ways and with far reaching consequences. ... A thought-provoking and worthwhile read.'Social History'This collection certainly extends our knowledge of the changing landscape of British radicalism and socialism during the war and is an excellent addition to our growing knowledge of the First World War.'Labour History Review