
New Labour's Pasts
The Labour Party and Its Discontents
James Cronin(Author)
Longman (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 27. May 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-582-43827-9 (ISBN)
Description
Understanding New Labour's past is essential to understanding its ideology, strategy and actions in government. James E. Cronin addresses this past in order to assess the meaning and significance of New Labour, whether it constitutes an effective model for European social democracy, and why it has pursued such an aggressive foreign policy and been so committed to the `reform' of the public services.
Reviews / Votes
`New Labour's Pasts is a major contribution to the history of 'new' Labour. Cronin's fine historical research and his well honed historical sensibility are deployed here to excellent effect. He provides an excellent account of the internal history of the Labour Party from the mid sixties as it struggled against the Thatcherite presence in national politics and the internecine struggles within its own ranks. He shows how it was those unhappy experiences forged the programs of 'new' Labour and steeled the determination of those like Tony Blair and Gordon Brown to bring it to political victory. This book is a must read for anyone interested in contemporary British politics.'Richard Price, Universityof Maryland
'lucid, illuminating and well researched....persuasive chronological analysis of Labour since 1945' The Political Quarterly
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
764 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-43827-9 (9780582438279)
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Person
James Cronin is Professor of History at Boston College, USA.
Content
Introduction: New Labour and its Pasts
I. LABOUR'S AMBIGUOUS LEGACY
II. THE LABOUR PARTY, PLANNING AND GROWTH
III. INTERESTS,CONFLICT AND THE PARTY OF PROGRESS
IV. WILSON, HEATH AND BENN REMAKE THE LABOUR PARTY
V. THE OVERWHELMING BURDEN OF OFFICE, 1974-79
VI. DEFEAT, DIVISIONS AND DEFECTIONS, 1979-1983
VII. LABOUR IN THE SHADOW OF THATCHER, 1983-1987
VIII. `MODERNISE' AND LOSE 1987-1992
IX. THE FITFUL PROGRESS OF `NEW LABOUR'
X. `NEW LABOUR'S' MOMENT
XI. THE NEW LABOUR PROJECT IN PRACTICE
Postscript: Bournemouth 2003
I. LABOUR'S AMBIGUOUS LEGACY
II. THE LABOUR PARTY, PLANNING AND GROWTH
III. INTERESTS,CONFLICT AND THE PARTY OF PROGRESS
IV. WILSON, HEATH AND BENN REMAKE THE LABOUR PARTY
V. THE OVERWHELMING BURDEN OF OFFICE, 1974-79
VI. DEFEAT, DIVISIONS AND DEFECTIONS, 1979-1983
VII. LABOUR IN THE SHADOW OF THATCHER, 1983-1987
VIII. `MODERNISE' AND LOSE 1987-1992
IX. THE FITFUL PROGRESS OF `NEW LABOUR'
X. `NEW LABOUR'S' MOMENT
XI. THE NEW LABOUR PROJECT IN PRACTICE
Postscript: Bournemouth 2003