The Labour Party’s Political Thought A History

This book provides a synoptic and accessible history of the development of political ideas within the Labour Party. It traces the complex relationship between power and political thought and illustrates how Labour's political ideas have been shaped and formed by the Labour Party's politica...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Foote, Geoffrey
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 1997, 1997
Edition:Third Edition
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book provides a synoptic and accessible history of the development of political ideas within the Labour Party. It traces the complex relationship between power and political thought and illustrates how Labour's political ideas have been shaped and formed by the Labour Party's political experience. It presents 'labourism' or trade union politics as a clear theory and stresses its importance in understanding the different phases in the party's history, arguing that it constitutes the bedrock of the party's thought and that its crisis has caused the recent changes in party ideology
Physical Description:X, 387 p online resource
ISBN:9780230377479