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International Conference of Historians of the Labour Movement (ITH) at Linz, Austria

The twentieth conference of ITH met in Linz, Austria, from September 11-15, with close to 200 scholars in attendance.Two themes were taken up by the conference: "The Working-Class Movement and Colonialism between the Two World Wars," and "February 1934 in Austria and France."The nature of the themes brought an unprecedented number of participants from Africa, China, and Vietnam, in addition to those from Central and East Europe.Notable by their absence, however, were historians from Italy, Spain, and Latin America.The unusually large turnout and presentation of papers meant that there was litt…