The Labour Party : a centenary history

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The Labour Party : a centenary history

edited by Brian Brivati and Richard Heffernan ; foreword by Tony Blair ; preface by Michael Foot

Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 2000

  • : uk : hardcover
  • : uk : pbk
  • : us

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

On 27 February 1900, the Labour Representation Committee was formed to campaign for the election of working class representatives to parliament. One hundred years on Labour is in government with an overwhelming majority. This book is a unique opportunity both to celebrate and assess critically the Labour Party's role in shaping events of the twentieth century. It brings together academics from a variety of disciplines to examine the history of the Party's development. Each chapter includes contributions in the form of commentary and analysis from former Labour leaders, cabinet ministers and backbench MPs. Contributors include: Michael Foot, Denis Healey, David Owen, Keith Laybourn, Robert Taylor, Steve Ludlam, Nick Ellison, Clare Short and Austin Mitchell, among others.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword
  • T.Blair Preface
  • M. Foot Introduction
  • B.Brivati & R.Heffernan Out of the Bowels of the Movement: The Trade Unions and the Foundation of the Labour Party
  • R.Taylor In and Out of Government, 1923-1935
  • K.Laybourn The Atlee Years, 1935-1955
  • K.Jeffrey A Natural Party of Government? 1955-1979
  • L.Baston The Wilderness Years, 1979-1994
  • E.Shaw From Old to New Labour, 1994-2000
  • M.J.Smith Commentary 1
  • D.Healey Commentary 2
  • D.Owen Commentary 3
  • J.Biffen Commentary 4
  • A.Eagle Commentary 5
  • C.Short Commentary 6
  • A.Mitchell Labour and the Trade Unions 1945-1964
  • R.Taylor Labour and the Trade Unions, 1964-Present
  • S.Ludlam Organising Left and Right: Parliamentary Power Politics
  • R.Heffernan Crimes and Misdemeanours: Managing Dissent in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Labour Party
  • T.Bale Public Ownership and the Constitution: From 'Old' Clause Four to 'New' Clause Four
  • T.Jones A 'Miracle of Politics': The Rise of Labour, 1900-45
  • A.Chadwick Industrial Modernisation in Labour's Electoral Strategy, 1945-1997
  • B.Brivati Labour's International Policy: A Story of Conflict and Contention
  • D.Keohane Beyond Euro-Scepticism? Labour and the European Union Since 1945
  • R.Heffernan Labour and Gender
  • C.Collette Labour and Welfare Politics
  • N.Ellison Labour and Local Government
  • L.Baston Labour's Literary Dominance
  • B.Brivati Bibliography Index

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Details

  • NCID
    BA47291614
  • ISBN
    • 033374649X
    • 0333746503
    • 0312234589
  • LCCN
    00027833
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke,New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxi, 512 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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