A History of the British Labour Party
| Author | : Andrew Thorpe |
| Publisher | : Palgrave MacMillan |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| ISBN-10 | : PSU:000045860553 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A History of the British Labour Party by : Andrew Thorpe
Download or read book A History of the British Labour Party written by Andrew Thorpe and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2001 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrew Thorpe's book rapidly established itself as the leading single-volume history of the Labour Party. This second edition takes the story to 2000 with a new chapter on the development of "New Labour" and the Blair government. The reasons for the party's formation, its aims and achievements, its failure to achieve office more often, and its remarkable recovery since its problems in the 1980s, as well as key events and leading personalities, are all discussed.
