Values, Visions and Voices by Gordon Brown

Values, Visions and Voices by Gordon Brown

A discussion of what socialism actually is. This book draws on many of the key texts of the British socialist tradition, and looks at literature, drama, film, songs and popular culture. It also examines themes such as freedom, rights, democracy, citizenship and the public interest.

Andrew Gamble is Professor of Politics and a Fellow of Queens' College in the University of Cambridge, and currently Head of the Department of Politics and International Studies and joint editor of The Political Quarterly. His research interests lie in political economy, political theory and British politics, and his books include Between Europe and America: the future of British politics and The Spectre at the Feast: capitalist crisis and the politics of recession. In 2005 he received the Isaiah Berlin Prize from the Political Studies Association for lifetime contribution to political studies.

Tony Wright is Professorial Fellow in the Department of Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London, working on the development of the new Centre for the Study of British Politics and Public Life and contributing to the teaching of British Politics. Tony was educated at LSE, Harvard and Oxford. Before being elected to Parliament in 1992, he was Reader in British Political Thought at the University of Birmingham, where he taught in the School of Continuing Studies. In the House of Commons he chaired the Select Committee on Public Administration for over a decade; and also chaired the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons which recommended major changes in how the Commons works. He stood down from the Commons at the last election.

He is joint editor of The Political Quarterly and his many books include GDH Cole and Socialist Democracy (1979), Socialisms: Theories and Practices (1986), RH Tawney (1987), Citizens and Subjects (1994), British Politics: A Very Short Introduction (2003) and several edited volumes including The British Political Process (2000).A collection of his other writing is to appear shortly as Doing Politics.

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ISBN 13	9781851587315
ISBN 10	1851587314
Title	Values, Visions and Voices
Author	Gordon Brown
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published	1995-05-15
Number of pages	224
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