A short history of the Labour Party / Alastair J. Reid and Henry Pelling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reid, Alastair J.

Contributor:

Pelling, Henry

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labour Party (Great Britain)--History.

Labour Party (Great Britain).

History.

Physical Description:

v, 219 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Twelfth edition.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Summary:

A Short History of the Labour Party is the classic account of the rise of the Labour Party from its foundation through to Tony Blair's second term as Prime Minister. Thoroughly revised and updated, it describes the events that led to the inception of the party, the role of the trade unions within the party, the successes and failures of the twentieth century and the revival of the party's fortunes under Kinnock, Smith and then Blair. It closes with an analysis of the current crisis that the party faces over its foreign policy choices since 9/11, including the war in Iraq. This book thus provides the essential background for an understanding and appreciation of today's political debates.

Contents:

1 The New Party: Ideals and Reality (to 1906) 1

2 A Pressure-Group under Pressure (1906-14) 16

3 Henderson's Party: War and Reconstruction (1914-22) 30

4 The MacDonald Leadership (1922-31) 45

5 Convalescence: The General Council's Party (1931-40) 61

6 Office and Power under Attlee and Bevin (1940-50) 76

7 Dissension and Decline (1950-60) 91

8 The Road Back to Power (1960-6) 107

9 The Wilson Era: Social Advance and Economic Insolvency (1966-70) 119

10 The Rise of the Left (1970-9) 132

11 Division and Defeat (1979-84) 153

12 Modernisation and Revival (1985-94) 166

13 Blair and New Labour (1994-2001) 180

14 The Primacy of Foreign Policy (2001-04) 193

15 Conclusion: The Past and the Future 202

Appendix A Party Membership 206

Appendix B General Election Results 209

Appendix C Chairmen and Leaders of the Parliamentary Party 210

Appendix D Party Secretaries 211.

Notes:

Pelling's name appeared first on earlier editions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1403993122

1403993130

OCLC:

58546339