A party with socialists in it : a history of the Labour left
Hannah, Simon2022
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For over a hundred years, the British Labour Party has been a bastion for working class organisation and struggle. However, has it ever truly been on the side of the workers? Where do its interests really lie? And can we rely on it to provide a barrier against right-wing forces? By looking into its history, this book shines a light on the internal dynamics of the 'party with socialists in it'. From its origins in the late 19th century, the Labour Party was uncomfortably divided between a metropolitan liberal and a working class milieu, which characterises the party to this very day. This history guides us through the Bevanite movement and the celebrated government of Clement Attlee, to the emergence of a New Left that was highly sceptical of the Labour party during the Wilson era.
Main title:
A party with socialists in it : a history of the Labour left / Simon Hannah.
Author:
Hannah, Simon, author
Edition:
Second edition.
Imprint:
London : Pluto Press, 2022.
Collation:
272 pages.
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Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780745345574 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
324.24107
Language:
English
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BRN:
2294274
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