Colin Turbett
Social History, Social Work, Bikes …. and Socialism
Social History Publications
Witness to War
This new book tells the story of the Isle of Arran (and the surrounding Firth) in the Second World War - all aspects of wartime activity and life on the island are included in its 216 black & white and colour illustrated pages. The book, published by Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, is available from ther Harbour Shop Blackwaterfoot, Arran Heritage Museum, the Tourist Office in Brodick, Inspirations of Arran, Arran Active Brodick, and the Wee Bookshop Corrie.
Recently published by Calton Books, Glasgow, is Nae Paseran - Scotland and Solidarity With Chile in the 1970s. This book tells the story behind the 2019 film Nae Paseran - the boycott of jet engines by the workers in the Rolls Royce plant in East Kilbride and describe the attempts to build socialism in Chile by Salvador Allende, the violent coup that replaced him with a fascist military junta, the solidarity with the people that followed (with a focus on Scotland) and the experience of refugees fleeing to Scotland. The book has been produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of resistance to the September 1973 fascist coup.
Available from Calton Books www.calton-books.co.uk £10
