Ages of reform : dawns and downfalls of the British left
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Ages of reform : dawns and downfalls of the British left
I.B. Tauris, 2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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The British Left has developed a long way since the early days of electoral reform signalled by the Great Reform Act of 1832. In this book, Kenneth O. Morgan, one of the foremost historians of left-wing politics, provides a detailed history of the British Left from the Great Reform Act to the rise (and decline) of New Labour. Along the way, he highlights the characters and events that have been pivotal in shaping the development of the Left - from Gladstone and the New Radicalism, to Lloyd George and the Boer War, to Tony Blair and the War in Iraq. Morgan's searing analysis and accessible scholarship, not to mention his enormous distinction as a political historian, makes this an essential book for anyone interested in British history and the history of socialism.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Part I: Liberals
1. The Great Reform Act of 1832
2. Gladstone and the New Radicalism
3. Lloyd George, Keir Hardie and the importance of the Pro-Boers
4. The Boer War and the Media
5. Blissful Dawn? The Liberal Government of 1906
6. Lloyd George and Germany
7. The Goat and the Tiger: Lloyd George and Clemenceau
8. The Future at Work: Anglo-American Progressivism
Part II: Social Democrats
9. Seven Ages of Socialism, Keir Hardie to Gordon Brown
10. Labour and British Republicanism
11. Imperialists at Bay: Britain's Finest Hour
12. Labour and the 'Special Relationship'
13. Hugh Gaitskell and International Affairs
14. Nye Bevan, Pragmatist and Prophet
15. Sixties Socialism: from Planning to Permissiveness
16. The Rise and Fall of Nationalization.
17. Was Britain Dying?
18. Michael Foot - History Man
19. The Attack on Iraq
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