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The history of the British Labour party is a subject of abiding historical interest and obvious contemporary relevance. Of all subjects in modern history, it is one of the most fascinating but also one of the most controversial. Why was the Labour party formed? What were its aims, and how did it expect to achieve them? Why has it only ever had five periods in office? And how far can it be seen as a success or as a failure?
In this stimulating new book, Andrew Thorpe tries to answer these and other questions. He shows that the party originated in the trade union movement's desire for greater representation, but that it also developed a wider significance as a political party pushing for substantial social and economic change. However, he also suggests that the successes of the party carried within them the seeds of their own undoing.
The book covers the party's history from its foundation in 1900 until the election defeat of 1992, with further discussion of developments since then. The main events in the party's history are discussed, as are the leading personalities, such as MacDonald, Henderson, Attlee, Gaitskell, Wilson, Callaghan, Foot and Kinnock. This is not merely a study of 'high politics', for it tries to relate developments to wider influences within and beyond the confines of the Labour party.
Andrew Thorpe's account will be valuable both to students and to any general readers who want to know where the Labour party came from and where it might be going.
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Labour party (great britain), Great britain, politics and government, 20th century, Great britain, politics and government, 1997-2010, Great britain, politics and government, 21st century, Politics and government, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, HistoryShowing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
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Source title: A History of the British Labour Party (British Studies Series)
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