Andreas Scheu - the forgotten man of Scottish radical politics? /
Symms, Peter Stephen Michael,author.
University of Edinburgh.
This study examines the life and work in Scotland and in England of the Austrian-born political radical Andreas Scheu, who was resident in Britain from 1874 and was active in the Social Democratic Federation and the Socialist League. Using the detailed evidence held in the archives of the International Institute of Social History supported by contemporary material, the role of Scheu in the early development of socialism is examined and discussed. The title of the study indicates that Scheu could be seen as a forgotten figure of British political history, because little has been written about his role in the early socialist movements of the late nineteenth century, and even during his lifetime his influence on radical politics, which had been significant, seems to have been ignored or forgotten by his contemporaries. The study looks at the reasons for the continuing dearth of knowledge about Scheu and his political work and examines the extent of Scheu's influence on the emergence of Scottish and English socialism. The study uses a narrative approach, supported by the documentary evidence, and moves towards a conclusion which attempts to explain the life and work of Scheu in the context of political movements on the Continent and in Britain that both influenced and controlled the outcomes and direction of political development.
"Presented for the degree of MSc by Research, Scottish History."

Includes bibliographical references (page 94-98)
This study examines the life and work in Scotland and in England of the Austrian-born political radical Andreas Scheu, who was resident in Britain from 1874 and was active in the Social Democratic Federation and the Socialist League. Using the detailed evidence held in the archives of the International Institute of Social History supported by contemporary material, the role of Scheu in the early development of socialism is examined and discussed. The title of the study indicates that Scheu could be seen as a forgotten figure of British political history, because little has been written about his role in the early socialist movements of the late nineteenth century, and even during his lifetime his influence on radical politics, which had been significant, seems to have been ignored or forgotten by his contemporaries. The study looks at the reasons for the continuing dearth of knowledge about Scheu and his political work and examines the extent of Scheu's influence on the emergence of Scottish and English socialism. The study uses a narrative approach, supported by the documentary evidence, and moves towards a conclusion which attempts to explain the life and work of Scheu in the context of political movements on the Continent and in Britain that both influenced and controlled the outcomes and direction of political development.
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