1st Edition

The Longman Companion to the Labour Party, 1900-1998

By Harry Harmer Copyright 1999
334 Pages
by Routledge

334 Pages
by Routledge

334 Pages
by Routledge

A timely reference guide to the Labour Party which brings together the essential facts and figures about the Party since its foundation through to the 'New Labour' of the 1990s. It is the essential reference book for anyone wanting reliable information on the Labour Party.

1. The Labour Party
2. Leadership, Membership and Policy
3. Labour and the Electorate
4. Labour and its precursors
5. Foundation to Government, 1900-23
6. Labour in Government and Opposition, 1924-9
7. Labour in Government and Opposition, 1929-39
8. Labour in Coalition and Government, 1940-51
9. Labour in Opposition, 1951-64
10. Labour in Government and Opposition, 1964-79
11. Labour in Opposition, 1979-97
12. Labour in Government from 1997
13. Labour, the Economy and Nationalisation
14. Labour and the Trade Unions
15. Labour and the Left
16. Scotland, Wales and Devolution
17. Labour and Women
18. Labour, Decolonization, Immigration and Ethnic Minorities
19.Labour and the International Movement
20. Biographies
21. Glossary
22. Bibliography

Biography

Harry Harmer