Socialism in Britain Since 1884
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Socialism in Britain Since 1884 by John Callaghan
This book aims to provide an overview of the history of socialist ideology, strategy, policy and institutions in Britain since the 1880s. It looks at how the promise of socialism became adjusted by perceived notions of socialist societies elsewhere, with their characteristics of centralism, bureaucracy, paternalism, uniformity and inefficiency. The author traces the relationship between socialist ideas and institutions since the founding of the Fabian Society in 1884, including Marxism, guild socialism, communism, centrism, the Labour party and present day left-wing factions, maintaining a historical approach and aiming to elucidate the thought of socialist writers from the Webbs, Shaw and Wells through Cole, Tawny, Laski and Orwell to Crosland.
Callaghan, John: - John Callaghan is Professor of Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Salford. Nina Fishman is Honorary Research Professor in the History Department at Swansea University. Ben Jackson is University Lecturer and Tutorial Fellow in Modern History at University College, Oxford. Martin McIvor is editor of Renewal: a journal of social democracy, and works on research and policy development for the public services trade union, UNISON
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| ISBN 13 | 9780631164722 |
| ISBN 10 | 0631164723 |
| Title | Socialism in Britain Since 1884 |
| Author | John Callaghan |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 1990-02-22 |
| Number of pages | 220 |
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