Prelude to the Popular Front: The Communist Party in California, 1931–35.

Discusses the history and evolution of the Communist Party (CP) in California from 1931 to 1935. Extent of local autonomy and of relations among local Communist party of the U.S. leaders, the national party office in New York and the Comintern in Moscow; Involvement of the CP in the coastwise maritime strike, the San Francisco general strike and the state elections of 1934; Overview of the internal decision-making processes of the CP at various levels.