Franz Fühmann (1922–84) was one of modern Germany's most fascinating literary figures, and the author of dozens of novels, short stories, essay, poems, ballets and children's books. Fühmann's The
Richard Dyer is Professor of Film Studies at King's College London and the author of several books, including White: Essays on Race and Culture and Heavenly Bodies: Film Stars and Society.
Alan Campbell is Honorary Senior Fellow and formerly Reader in Labour and Social History at the University of Liverpool. A long-standing member of the Executive Committee of the Society for the Study
Chris Harman was a British journalist and
political activist, and a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Workers Party. He was formerly the editor of International Socialism and Socialist
