| A History of the British Labour Party 2015 Edition Contributor(s): Thorpe, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 1137409827 ISBN-13: 9781137409829 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Modern - 21st Century - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties |
| Dewey: 324.241 |
| LCCN: 2015012216 |
| Series: British Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.15 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: After thirteen years in power, Labour suddenly returned to being the party of opposition in 2010. This new edition of A History of the British Labour Party brings us up-to-date, examining Gordon Brown's period in office and the Labour Party under the leadership of Ed Miliband. Andrew Thorpe's study has been the leading single-volume text on the Labour Party since its first edition in 1997 and has now been thoroughly revised throughout to include new approaches. This new edition: - covers the entirety of the party's history, from 1900 to 2014 - examines the reasons for the party's formation, and its aims - analyses the party's successes and failures, including its rise to second party status and remarkable recovery from its problems in the 1980s - discusses the main events and personalities of the Labour Party, such as MacDonald, Attlee, Wilson, Blair and Brown With his approachable style and authoritative manner, Thorpe has created essential reading for students of political history, and anyone wishing to familiarise themselves with the history and development of one of Britain's major political parties. |