The Candidate: Jeremy Corbyn's Improbable Path to Power
The Candidate: Jeremy Corbyn's Improbable Path to Power
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The Candidate: Jeremy Corbyn's Improbable Path to Power by Alex Nunns
Nominated for the 2017 Bread & Roses Award for Radical Publishing In June 2017 an earthquake shook the very foundations of British politics. With Labour widely predicted to suffer a crushing defeat in the general election, Jeremy Corbyn instead achieved a stunning upset--a hung parliament, the humiliation of Theresa May's government, and more than 40 percent of the vote. A lifelong and uncompromising socialist, Corbyn had, against all expectations, been dramatically elected leader of the party in September 2015. In the space of less than two years he had progressed from 200-1 outsider for the Labour Party leadership to become an apparent Prime Minister-in-waiting. How these events came about is the subject of Alex Nunns' highly-readable and richly researched account. Drawing on first-hand interviews with those involved in the leadership and general election campaigns, including Labour's most senior figures, Nunns traces the origins of Corbyn's ascent. Giving full justice to the dramatic swings and nail-biting tensions of an extraordinary moment in UK politics, Nunns' telling of a story that has received widespread attention but little understanding is as illuminating as it is entertaining. Selected by The Guardian as one of the best politics books of 2016, this updated edition includes a new introduction, and an extensive afterword that bring an extraordinary story right up to date.
Nunns, Alex: - ALEX NUNNS is a writer and editor. He is the co-editor of Tweets from Tahrir: Egypt's Revolution in the Words of the People Who Made It and has written for Le Monde Diplomatique and Red Pepper.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781682190647 |
| ISBN 10 | 1682190641 |
| Title | The Candidate: Jeremy Corbyn's Improbable Path to Power |
| Author | Alex Nunns |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | OR Books |
| Year published | 2016-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 406 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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