A history of the British Labour Party /
Thorpe, Andrew, 1962-
A history of the British Labour Party / History of the British Labor Party Andrew Thorpe (professor of modern British history, University of Exeter, UK). - 4th ed. - London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. - x, 412 p. ; 23 cm. - British studies series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Creation and Early Years, 1900-1914 -- The Surge to Second-Party Status, 1914-1922 -- Progress and Collapse, 1922-1931 -- Remaking the Party, 1931-1939 -- The Impact of the Second World War, 1939-1945 -- The Attlee Governments, 1945-1951 -- Searching for a New Direction, 1951-1964 -- Wilson in Power, 1964-1970 -- Labour in Crisis, 1970-1979 -- Down and Out, 1979-1987 -- Modernization and New Labour, 1987-1997 -- New Labour in Power, 1997-2007 -- Moving Beyond Blair, 2007-2015 -- Conclusion -- Appendices.
"Thorpe's book has established itself as the best single-volume study of the whole of the Labour Party's history. Now updated in the light of recent debates, this fourth edition brings the story up to the present with a new final chapter on the Brown and Milliband years"--
9781137409836 (hardback : alkaline paper) 9781137409829 (paperback : alkaline paper)
2015012216
Labour Party (Great Britain)--History.
Partidos políticos--Gran Bretaña.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1901-1936.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1936-1945.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-
Gran Bretaña--Política y gobierno--1901-1936
Gran Bretaña--Política y gobierno--1945-
JN 1129 / T518h 2015
324.2410709
A history of the British Labour Party / History of the British Labor Party Andrew Thorpe (professor of modern British history, University of Exeter, UK). - 4th ed. - London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. - x, 412 p. ; 23 cm. - British studies series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Creation and Early Years, 1900-1914 -- The Surge to Second-Party Status, 1914-1922 -- Progress and Collapse, 1922-1931 -- Remaking the Party, 1931-1939 -- The Impact of the Second World War, 1939-1945 -- The Attlee Governments, 1945-1951 -- Searching for a New Direction, 1951-1964 -- Wilson in Power, 1964-1970 -- Labour in Crisis, 1970-1979 -- Down and Out, 1979-1987 -- Modernization and New Labour, 1987-1997 -- New Labour in Power, 1997-2007 -- Moving Beyond Blair, 2007-2015 -- Conclusion -- Appendices.
"Thorpe's book has established itself as the best single-volume study of the whole of the Labour Party's history. Now updated in the light of recent debates, this fourth edition brings the story up to the present with a new final chapter on the Brown and Milliband years"--
9781137409836 (hardback : alkaline paper) 9781137409829 (paperback : alkaline paper)
2015012216
Labour Party (Great Britain)--History.
Partidos políticos--Gran Bretaña.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1901-1936.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1936-1945.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-
Gran Bretaña--Política y gobierno--1901-1936
Gran Bretaña--Política y gobierno--1945-
JN 1129 / T518h 2015
324.2410709