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The Labour League of Youth [electronic resource] : An Account of the Failure of the Labour Party to Sustain a Successful Youth Organisation
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Webb, Michelle.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Labour Party (Great Britain)--History--20th century.
- League of Youth (Great Britain)--History.
- League of Youth (Great Britain).
- Labour Party (Great Britain).
- Local Subjects:
- Labour Party (Great Britain)--History--20th century.
- League of Youth (Great Britain)--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (302 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Labour League of Youth
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The book chronicles, for the first time, the full history of the Labour Party's youth movement from the LOY, established 1924, to the present organisation, Young Labour, established 1994. Previously unpublished primary source material, including oral interviews, provides a narrative that illuminates the culture, organisation and political activism of the youth sections and highlights the similarities and differences between them as well as their relationship with the party leadership at local and national level.
- Contents:
- THE LABOUR LEAGUE OF YOUTH: An Account of the Failure of the Labour Party to Sustain a Successful Youth Organisation; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Photographs; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Key Dates in the History of the Labour Party's Youth Movement; Written and Oral Evidence; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - The Framework of Analysis; Chapter 3 - A Difficult Birth; Chapter 4 - What did you do in the League?; Chapter 5 - The First League of Youth; Chapter 6 - The Second League of Youth
- Chapter 7 - The Labour League of Youth in the West Riding of Yorkshire Including a Case Study of HuddersfieldPhoto 1; Photo 2; Photo 3; Photo 4; Photo 5; Photo 6; Photo 7; Chapter 8 - Young Socialists to Young Labour; Chapter 9 - Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-4422-X
- OCLC:
- 841907751
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