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Political Change and the Labour Party 1900-1918

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Political Change and the Labour Party 1900-1918
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Duncan Tanner
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:524
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
Category/GenreBritish and Irish History
World history - from c 1900 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9780521530538
ClassificationsDewey:324.24107
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 13 February 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The nature and causes of the change in Liberal and Labour politics between 1900 and 1918 is a much argued question. There exists an enormous literature on the nature of the parties (their policies, ideas and aims) and on electoral change. Political Change and the Labour Party 1900-1918 embraces every aspect of these debates, providing a new and coherent explanation of the whole process by which Labour emerged as the principal party of opposition to the Conservatives. Dr Tanner utilises extensive data from the respective party records to examine the nature of the Liberal and Labour parties prior to 1914, both at the political centre and in the constituencies. In contrast to other accounts he does not neglect the social and political changes wrought by war. This book marks a major contribution to a perennial debate, with powerful implications for the study of electoral politics and the history of the Labour party in the first half of the twentieth century.