Realignment of the Left?

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-4

3. The Formation and Development of the Liberal and Labour Parties

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   Pages 5-34

4. The Liberal Party, Progressive Politics and Liberal—Labour Relations, 1906–29

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   Pages 35-65

5. Liberal—Labour Party Relationships, 1929–39

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   Pages 67-96

6. Labour’s Pursuit of the Liberal Vote, 1945–59

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   Pages 97-117

7. Liberal and Labour Relations 1959–66: Revisionism and the Liberal Proposals for the Realignment of the Left

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   Pages 119-150

8. The Failure to Secure Realignment

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   Pages 151-168

9. Liberal Politics, 1967–79

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   Pages 169-193

10. The Emergence of the Social Democratic Party

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    Pages 195-223

11. The Relationship between the Liberal and Social Democratic Parties, 1981–88, and the Formative Years of the Liberal Democrats

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    Pages 225-253

12. Modernisation and Renewal in the Labour Party and the Potential for Labour—Liberal Democrat Cooperation in the 1990s

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    Pages 255-275

13. Conclusion: Liberal Democrat—Labour Cooperation after 1997

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    Pages 277-302

14. Back Matter

    Pages 303-346

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This book is concerned with the realignment of progressive political forces in Britain. It focuses on the relationship between the Liberal and then Liberal Democrats and the Labour parties, and seeks to provide an understanding of the factors which have created the potential for the realignment of the centre left of the political spectrum and the forces which have historically impeded its attainment. This authoritative account of the British left and centre since the nineteenth century offers essential background for current politics.

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• Department of Politics and Philosophy, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

  Peter Joyce

PETER JOYCE is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he has worked since 1980. He teaches politics, criminology and police studies. He has published widely in these areas. His current research includes a book on Law, Order and Social Unrest (Macmillan, forthcoming 1999) and research on Jo Grimond's role in Liberal history.

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