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"This updated edition provides an introductory account of the Labour Party from its foundation. It covers the whole period up to the General Election of 1992 and the subsequent choice of John Smith to succeed Neil Kinnock as leader of the party. It also discusses the role of labour unions within the party and their relations with the parliamentary leadership and the rank and file members. It thus provides the essential background for an understanding of the new political situation. Other books by Henry Pelling include ""Winston Churchill"", ""The Labour Governments, 1945-51"" and ""Britain and the Marshall Plan""."

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Author:   Henry Pelling ,  Kenneth A. Loparo
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   10th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9780333594766

ISBN 10:   0333594762
Pages:   229
Publication Date:   15 October 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The new party - ideal and reality (to 1906); a pressure group under pressure (1906-14); Henderson's party - war and reconstruction (1914-22); the MacDonald leadership (1922-31); convalescence - the General Council's party (1931-40); office and power under Attlee and Bevin (1940-50); dissension and decline (1950-60); the road back to power (1960-66); Wilson and the vicissitudes of economic insolvency (1966-70); the Common Market and the Social Contract (1970-79); the SDP secession and the dream ticket (1979-84); revival under Kinnock (1985-92); conclusion - the past and the future. Appendices: party membership; General Election results; chairmen and leaders of the parliamentary party; party secretaries.

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