Author : Raymond Plant
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 26,57 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9780415312837
Contributors, ranging from Chancellor Gordon Brown to the Guardian newspaper's Polly Toybee, discuss the Labour Party's political philosophy and address key topics like globalization, constitutional reform, equality and the 'third way'.
Author : John Callaghan
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 18,89 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780719067198
The book begins with an in-depth analysis of how to study the Labour Party, and goes on to examine key periods in the development of the ideologies to which the party has subscribed. This includes the ideology on inter-war Labourism, the rival post-war perspectives on Labourism, the New Left, and the "contentious alliance" of unions with Labour. Key thinkers analysed include: Henry Pelling; Ross McKibbin; Ralph Miliband; Lewis Minkin; David Marquand; Perry Anderson; and Tom Nairn. Each chapter situates its subject matter in the context of a broader intellectual legacy, including the works of Sidney and Beatrice Webb, Theodore Rothstein, Stuart Hall and Samuel Beer, among others. This book should be of interest to undergraduate students of British politics and political theory and to academics concerned with Labour politics and history, trade union history and politics, research methodology and political analysis.
Author : Andrew S. Roe-Crines
Publisher : Building Progressive Alternatives
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,76 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9781788212915
Jeremy Corbyn has proved to be one of Labour's most popular and yet one of its most divisive leaders among the membership. In this carefully researched collection of essays, Corbyn's influence on and legacy for the party are assessed.
Author : Martin Pugh
Publisher : Random House
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 43,57 MB
Release : 2010-03-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1407051555
Written at a critical juncture in the history of the Labour Party, Speak for Britain! is a thought-provoking and highly original interpretation of the party's evolution, from its trade union origins to its status as a national governing party. It charts Labour's rise to power by re-examining the impact of the First World War, the general strike of 1926, Labour's breakthrough at the 1945 general election, the influence of post-war affluence and consumerism on the fortunes and character of the party, and its revival after the defeats of the Thatcher era. Controversially, Pugh argues that Labour never entirely succeeded in becoming 'the party of the working class'; many of its influential recruits - from Oswald Mosley to Hugh Gaitskell to Tony Blair - were from middle and upper-class Conservative backgrounds and rather than converting the working class to socialism, Labour adapted itself to local and regional political cultures.
Author : Batrouni, Dimitri
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 12,41 MB
Release : 2020-04-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1529205085
From Attlee to the birth of New Labour, and the advent of Corbynism, this book gives a lively account of the ideological developments and dramas in the Labour Party in recent decades. Batrouni delves into the totemic battles between hard and soft left, examining the destructive and creative elements of key periods of Labour’s ideological exhaustion and ideational confusion. Providing powerful insights from interviews with some of the most influential thinkers, advisors and MPs in the party, he goes on to examine the phenomenal emergence of Corbynism, the impact of Brexit and what lies ahead for the party.
Author : Duncan Tanner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 39,26 MB
Release : 2003-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521530538
Dr Tanner utilises extensive data from the respective party records to examine the nature of the Liberal and Labour parties prior to 1914.
Author : Rhiannon Vickers
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,20 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780719067457
Part of a set tracing the evolution of the Labour Party's foreign policy during the 20th century, this text assesses the development and evolution of Labour's world-view and follows its foreign policy during World War I, the Russian Revolution, the Spanish Civil War, World War II and the Cold War.
Author : Paul Corthorn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 34,26 MB
Release : 2007-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0857711113
The legacy of Blair and the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan continue to loom large for the Labour Party, whether in opposition or in government, giving rise to fierce debates over Labour's attitude and posture towards the wider world. This book considers the idea of Labour's international identity, examining how world events and Labour's response to them have helped to shape ideology, political culture and domestic agendas from the 1920s until the Iraq War. It provides a fascinating and original exploration of Labour both on the world stage and at home - from the influence of the Soviet Union on political thought in the interwar years to the international student revolts of the 1960s, and from media in the 1990s to Kosovo and New Labour Interventionism. This is essential reading for scholars of modern British politics, as well as anyone interested in the motivations and influences behind the Labour Party's actions on the world stage.
Author : G. Foote
Publisher : Springer
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 38,94 MB
Release : 1997-05-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230377475
This book provides a synoptic and accessible history of the development of political ideas within the Labour Party. It traces the complex relationship between power and political thought and illustrates how Labour's political ideas have been shaped and formed by the Labour Party's political experience. It presents 'labourism' or trade union politics as a clear theory and stresses its importance in understanding the different phases in the party's history, arguing that it constitutes the bedrock of the party's thought and that its crisis has caused the recent changes in party ideology.
Author : Anthony Giddens
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 38,16 MB
Release : 2013-05-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0745666604
The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has been widely discussed over recent months - not only in the UK, but in the US, Continental Europe and Latin America. But what is the third way? Supporters of the notion haven't been able to agree, and critics deny the possibility altogether. Anthony Giddens shows that developing a third way is not only a possibility but a necessity in modern politics.
