Labour in the city : the development of the Labour party in Manchester, 1918-31

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    • McHugh, Declan

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Labour in the city : the development of the Labour party in Manchester, 1918-31

Declan McHugh

(Critical labour movement series)

Manchester University Press, 2006

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Bibliography: p. [203]-217

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In 1918 the Labour party began to build for power by embarking on a plan of reorganisation aimed at creating a national network of local branches through which it would recruit, engage and mobilise a 'mass membership'. This study assesses how that ambitious project played out in Manchester, a 'model' industrial city between 1918 and 1931. It concludes that despite significant electoral progress the goal of building a mass membership party organisation was largely frustrated by the unwillingness of more than a small minority of the public to embrace political activism. The study offers important evidence about Labour's growth in the immediate post-1918 period and provides useful insights into the nature of political activism and engagement which have a contemporary resonance. -- .

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Interpretations 2. Social context 3. Labour's constitution: the road to 1918 4. The struggle to build a 'mass party' 5. Labour's golden age? local party activity in the 1920s 6. 'The cream of working class society': Labour activists 7. Labour's ideology 8. Labour's electoral development 1909-31 9. Conclusion Maps & Appendices -- .

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  • NCID
    BA88223863
  • ISBN
    • 9780719072581
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Manchester ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 222 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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