1st Edition

The Longman Companion to the Labour Party, 1900-1998

By Harry Harmer Copyright 1999
    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 1990's. 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