A Short History of the Labour Party
10th Edition
Published on 15. October 1993
Book
Hardback
225 pages
978-0-333-59475-9 (ISBN)
Description
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".
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Edition
10th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
401 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-59475-9 (9780333594759)
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Content
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.