| Egalitarian Thought and Labour Politics: Retreating Visions Contributor(s): Ellison, Nick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415069726 ISBN-13: 9780415069724 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1994 Annotation: In"Egalitarian Thought and Labour Politics" Nicholas Ellison argues that the concept of equality is the cornerstone of the British socialist tradition, and organizing principle of the Labour Party's socialist thought. This book examines the alternative understandings of equality which have divided the Labour Party since 1930, tracing the origin of the current shift away from concern for social and economic equality to an increasing emphasis on race and gender politics. Nicholas Ellison identifies three competing appraches to equality, each rooted in a particular tradition of thought and a distinct faction of the party, and he examines the struggle between these divergent ideologies in the party's attempt to define its socialist ideals. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties |
| Dewey: 324.241 |
| LCCN: 94008622 |
| Lexile Measure: 1870 |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.08" W x 8.56" (1.22 lbs) 328 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In Egalitarian Thought and Labour Politics Nick Ellison argues that the concept of equality is the cornerstone of the British socialist tradition. He examines the alternative understandings of equality which have divided the labour party since 1930 and traces the origins of the current shift away from concern for social and economic equality to an increasing emphasis on liberty and individual entitlement. |