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)

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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