A Short History of the Labour Party by Henry Pelling (English) Paperback Book

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Providing an introductory account of the Labour Party from its foundation, this book covers the whole period up to the General Election of 1992 and the subsequent choice of John Smith to succeed Neil Kinnock as party leader. It also discusses the role of labour unions within the party.

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This updated edition provides an introductory account of the Labour Party from its foundation. It covers the whole period up to the General Election of 1992 and the subsequent choice of John Smith to succeed Neil Kinnock as leader of the party. It also discusses the role of labour unions within the party and their relations with the parliamentary leadership and the rank and file members. It thus provides the essential background for an understanding of the new political situation. Other books by Henry Pelling include "Winston Churchill", "The Labour Governments, 1945-51" and "Britain and the Marshall Plan".

Table of Contents

The new party - ideal and reality (to 1906); a pressure group under pressure (1906-14); Henderson's party - war and reconstruction (1914-22); the MacDonald leadership (1922-31); convalescence - the General Council's party (1931-40); office and power under Attlee and Bevin (1940-50); dissension and decline (1950-60); the road back to power (1960-66); Wilson and the vicissitudes of economic insolvency (1966-70); the Common Market and the Social Contract (1970-79); the SDP secession and the dream ticket (1979-84); revival under Kinnock (1985-92); conclusion - the past and the future. Appendices: party membership; General Election results; chairmen and leaders of the parliamentary party; party secretaries.

Details ISBN0333594762 Author Henry Pelling Language English Year 1993 ISBN-10 0333594762 ISBN-13 9780333594766 Format Paperback Publication Date 1993-10-15 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Short Title SHORT HIST OF THE LABOUR PARTY Media Book Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 229 UK Release Date 1993-10-15 AU Release Date 1993-10-15 NZ Release Date 1993-10-15 Alternative 9780333594759 DEWEY 324.2410709 Illustrations VII, 229 p. Audience Undergraduate Edition Description 10th Revised edition Edition 10th We've got this

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