George Lansbury : at the heart of old Labour
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George Lansbury : at the heart of old Labour
Oxford University Press, 2002
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-392) and index
First published in paperback 2004
Description and Table of Contents
Description
'The most loveable figure in modern politics' was how A. J. P. Taylor described the Christian pacifist, George Lansbury, who at 73 took over the helm of the Labour Party of only 46 MPs in the Depression years of the 1930s. Throughout a remarkable life, Lansbury remained an extraordinary politician of the people, associated with a multitude of crusades for social justice. He resigned from Parliament to support 'Votes for Women' and for the next ten years edited the
fiery Daily Herald. In 1921 Lansbury led the 'Poplar Rates Rebellion' - when thirty Labour councillors went willingly to prison in defiance of the government, the courts, and their own party leadership.
As Labour leader, Lansbury was known universally as a committed socialist and an implacable opponent of capitalism and imperialism. He never sought personal wealth, travelled everywhere by public transport, and made his home in impoverished East London. His final years were spent in a tireless international peace crusade to prevent the drift towards another world war.
In this major new biography, John Shepherd draws on an impressive range of research to reconstruct the life of a charismatic Labour pioneer. He reaffirms George Lansbury's standing at the heart of Old Labour and his importance to British politics as a whole.
Table of Contents
- 1. Labour's Everyman, 1859-1886
- 2. Liberal Politics, 1886-1892
- 3. Socialist Propagandist, 1892-1903
- 4. The People's Guardian, 1893-1914
- 5. Parliamentary Contests, 1900-1910
- 6. At Westminster, 1911-1912
- 7. By-Election and Prison, 1912-1913
- 8. Daily Herald, 1911-1914
- 9. The Great War Years, 1914-1919
- 10. Direct Action, 1919-1920
- 11. 'Poplarism', 1921-1928
- 12. First Labour Government, 1924
- 13. Backbench Rebel, 1925-1927
- 14. Second Labour Government, 1929-1931
- 15. Party Leader: Domestic Politics, 1931-1933
- 16. Party Leadership Crisis, 1934-1935
- 17. Pacifism, 1935-1940
- 18. Home and Family, 1881-1940
- 19. George Lansbury's Legacies
- Bibliography
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