| The Rise of the Labour Party 1893-1931 Contributor(s): Phillips, Gordon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415040515 ISBN-13: 9780415040518 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1992 Annotation: "The Rise of the Labour Party 1893-1931" provides a brief history of the Labour Party, from its foundation to the collapse of the second Labour government during the financial crisis of 1931. It is designed to introduce students to some of the trends and controversies in recent historical scholarship on this topic, and to examine the principal developments of party organization, electoral growth, and policy-making. Gordon Phillips gives particular emphasis to the question of Labour's search for popular support and the conditions prevailing at the birth of the Labour Representation Committee, which initiated the need to establish a political organization to represent labor. He examines the constituent elements which formed the party, how it survived the early years of crisis and difficulty to become first the opposition and then, briefly, the governing party. Finally, he explores the party's attitudes, ideology, and policies from 1900-1931. By bringing the central themes of the topicinto sharp focus and highlighting recent trends and research, the book provides the reader with an accessible, stimulating and up-to-date interpretation of this important period in British history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Non-classifiable - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - History |
| Dewey: 324.241 |
| LCCN: 91028658 |
| Series: Lancaster Pamphlets |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 5.52" W x 8.48" (0.25 lbs) 80 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This pamphlet examines the principal developments of party organization, electoral growth and policy-making in the period. It gives particular attention to the constituent elements that made up the party and the nature of its support and explores the party's predominant attitudes, ideology and policies from 1900 to 1931. |
