The Communist Party of Australia existed for 70 years and in spite of internal divisions in ideology, was able at times to have a profound effect on the country’s social, political and cultural life.

Until now no person has attempted the daunting task of compiling a bibliography of the many documents and publications produced in that era; material relating not just to the CPA but also to its allied and breakaway movements.

Compiler Beverley Symons, assisted by Andrew Wells and Stuart Macintyre, has produced a remarkably detailed resource tool for those interested in the political, industrial and cultural impact of communism on the Australian society between 1920 and 1991.

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