a history of the British Labour Party between the wars /
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Matthew Worley.
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New York :
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Distributed in the U.S. by St. Martin's Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2005.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (278 pages)
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International Library of Political Studies
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The Labour Party : origins and early development -- Cultivating political space : the Labour Party 1918-23 -- Preparing for responsible government : Labour's breakthrough, 1924-9 -- In search of a solution : the fall and partial recovery of Labour, 1929-35 -- Socialism, peace, and democracy : Labour on the brink of war, 1935-9.
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The period between the wars was a watershed for the Labour Party as it transformed from a failed alternative to the Conservatives to a majority party of government. After a slow build-up, it went on to win a landslide victory that brought in the Attlee government of 1945. Labour inside the Gate is the first study dedicated to this period in Labour's development. In this comprehensive history, Worley examines the parliamentary Labour Party and the growing network of constituency parties. He explores Labour's shifting identity at a national and local level and the evolution of a party policy tha.
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9780857714169
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Title
Labour inside the gate.
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185043798X
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Labour Party (Great Britain)-- History.
Labour Party (Great Britain)
Labour Party, Neuseeland
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Labour Party (Groot-Brittannië)
Political parties.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Political Parties.