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A Short History of the Labour Party

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  • © 1991

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Authors:
  1. Henry Pelling

    1. St John’s College, Cambridge, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. The New Party: Ideal and Reality (to 1906)

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 1-17

  3. A Pressure-group under Pressure (1906–14)

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 18-34

  4. Henderson’s Party: War and Reconstruction (1914–22)

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 35-51

  5. The MacDonald Leadership (1922–31)

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 52-70

  6. Convalescence: The General Council’s Party (1931–40)

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 71-87

  7. Office and Power under Attlee and Bevin (1940–50)

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 88-104

  8. Dissension and Decline (1950–60)

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 105-123

  9. The Road Back to Power (1960–66)

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 124-138

  10. Wilson and the Vicissitudes of Economic Insolvency (1966–70)

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 139-152

  11. The Common Market and the Social Contract (1970–79)

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 153-174

  12. The S.D.P. Secession and the Dream Ticket (1979–84)

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 175-188

  13. Revival under Kinnock (1985–90)

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 189-197

  14. Conclusion: The Past and the Future

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 198-201

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 202-212
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This text provides an introductory account of the Labour Party from its foundation. It not only covers the period up to and including the election of Neil Kinnock as the leader of the Labour Party but also concentrates on the problems of the parliamentary leadership.

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  • St John’s College, Cambridge, UK

    Henry Pelling

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