1st Edition
The Labour Party, War and International Relations, 1945-2006
Biography
Mark Phythian is Professor of Politics at the University of Leicester, UK
'...a fine, clear and (so far as Blair is concerned) a damming book.'
Bernard Porter, Lobster Magazine
'Mark Phythian has produced a fascinating and hugely informative book. By focusing on Labour's attitude to war since 1945 he provides a unique analysis that throws much light on the more general evolution of the party. Long-term concerns with internationalism and support for the United Nations are apparent, especially in relation to Suez and Vietnam, as are the tensions implicit in the special relationship.
Phythian is particularly successful in putting the Iraq war in a wider context that goes well beyond New Labour, demonstrating how the Blair approach has differed so much from that of the Labour Party of Attlee and Gaitskell. Suez haunted Eden and Iraq will haunt Blair - Phythian explain why and, in doing so, provides Labour with a challenge for the future.'
Paul Rogers, Professor of Peace Studies, Bradford University, UK"Based on impressive research, this is a well-written, perceptive study that should be widely read." - H.L. Smith, University of Houston
