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A History of the British Labour Party Andrew Thorpe

A History of the British Labour Party By Andrew Thorpe

A History of the British Labour Party by Andrew Thorpe

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The 2nd edition of A History of the British Labour Party takes the story to 2000. The book looks at the reasons why the party was originally formed, its aims and achievements, its failures to achieve office, and its recovery since the problems of the 1980s.

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A History of the British Labour Party by Andrew Thorpe

The 2nd edition of A History of the British Labour Party takes the story to 2000. There is a new chapter on the development of the Labour party and New Labour and the Blair government. The book looks at the reasons why the party was originally formed, its aims and achievements, its failures to achieve office, and its recovery since the problems of the 1980s. Key events and leading personalities are also discussed. This book should be useful to those who want to know where the Labour party came from and where it might be headed.

About Andrew Thorpe

ANDREW THORPE is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Exeter.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements - Abbreviations - Introduction - Creation and Early Years, 1900-14 - The Surge to Second-Party Status, 1914-22 - Progress and Collapse, 1922-31 - Remaking the Party? 1931-9 - The Impact of the Second World War, 1939-45 - The Attlee Governments, 1945-51 - Searching for a New Direction, 1951-64 - Wilson in Power, 1964-70 - Drift to Defeat? 1970-9 - Disaster and Recovery? 1979-92 - New Labour, 1992-2000 - Conclusion - Appendix 1: Seats Won at General Elections, 1900-97 - Appendix 2: Labour Party Leaders - Appendix 3: Labour Cabinets - Notes - Bibliography - Index

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GOR010352386
9780333929087
033392908X
A History of the British Labour Party by Andrew Thorpe
Andrew Thorpe
British Studies
Used - Like New
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
20010327
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