Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- Cradle Communists and Oral History -- Part I -- 2 Under the Party's Wing -- Communist Youth Organisations 1920-1956 -- Foundation years -- Class Against Class and Popular Front -- The Spanish Civil War -- The Second World War -- Promising years: 1945-1948 -- Isolation: 1948-1956 -- 3 Out of the Shadows -- Communist Youth Organisations 1957-1968 -- The ban-the-bomb movement -- The politicisation of youth -- The student movement -- The anti-Vietnam War movement -- Old guard vs. new guard -- 4 Fragmentation and Demise -- Communist Youth Organisations 1969-1991 -- Gender roles, sexuality and the feminist movement -- The anti-racist movement -- The gay rights movement -- The final years -- Part II -- 5 From Heroes to Villains -- The Second World War and '1956' -- Resistance and war trauma -- '1956' -- 6 Private Spheres -- Communist Home Life -- Politics at home -- Cultural upbringing -- Child-rearing mores -- 7 Public Spheres -- Neighbourhood, School and Work -- School and education -- Work and careers -- Anti-communism - MI5 and the BVD -- Working mothers -- Money and poverty -- Summer camps and holidays -- Friendships and relationships -- 8 Epilogue -- Looking Back -- 9 Afterword -- List of Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Online Resources -- Archives -- Newspapers and Periodicals -- Documentaries/Film -- Index.