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A Short History of the Labour Party Henry Pelling

A Short History of the Labour Party By Henry Pelling

A Short History of the Labour Party by Henry Pelling


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This is a brief introductory account of the Labour Party from its foundation up to the choice of Tony Blair to succeed John Smith as leader of the party, and the subsequent redrafting of the party's statement of aims in its constitution.

A Short History of the Labour Party Summary

A Short History of the Labour Party by Henry Pelling

Now in its eleventh edition, this book provides a brief introductory account of the Labour Party from its foundation up to the choice of Tony Blair to succeed John Smith as leader of the party, and the subsequent redrafting of the party's statement of aims in its constitution. It describes the main groups involved in the foundation of the party and the main influences on its changes of policy. It also describes the role of the trade unions within the party and their relations with the parliamentary leadership and the rank-and-file members. It concludes by discussing the problems Labour has faced in gaining an effective parliamentary majority, and the solutions which have been devised by successive generations of the party's leadership. This book thus provides the essential background for an understanding of the current political situation.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations - The New Party: Ideals 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, Smith and Blair (1985-95) - Conclusion: The Past and the Future - Appendix A: Party Membership - Appendix B: General Election Results - Appendix C: Chairmen and Leaders of the Parliamentary Party - Appendix D: Party Secretaries - Index

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GOR003299356
9780333644492
0333644492
A Short History of the Labour Party by Henry Pelling
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
1996-06-05
224
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