A History of the British Labour Party, Third EditionThorpe's book is widely seen as the best single-volume study of the whole of the Labour party's history. Now thoroughly updated in the light of ongoing historiographical debates, this third edition brings the story up to the present with new and revised chapters on the development of 'New Labour' and the legacy of the Blair government. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
1 Creation and Early Years 190014 | 8 |
2 The Surge to Second Party Status 191422 | 36 |
3 Progress and Collapse 192231 | 59 |
4 Remaking the Party? 193139 | 84 |
5 The Impact of the Second World War 193945 | 104 |
6 The Attlee Governments 194551 | 120 |
7 Searching for a New Direction 195164 | 142 |
11 Modernization and New Labour 198797 | 230 |
12 Blair and New Labour in Power 19972007 | 256 |
Conclusion | 284 |
Appendix 1 Seats and Percentage of Votes Won at General Elections 19002005 | 298 |
Appendix 2 Labour Party Leaders | 301 |
Appendix 3 Labour Cabinets | 302 |
Notes | 317 |
Bibliography | 348 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of the British Labour Party, Third Edition British Studies Series |
| Author | Andrew Thorpe |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Macmillan International Higher Education, 2008 |
| ISBN | 1137114851, 9781137114853 |
| Length | 408 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / Europe / Great Britain / General History / Modern / 20th Century Political Science / Political Process / Political Parties |
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