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Nostalgia and the Post-War Labour Party : Prisoners of the Past.

Jobson, Richard.

Nostalgia and the Post-War Labour Party : Prisoners of the Past. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (227 pages) - Manchester University Press Series . - Manchester University Press Series .

Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Revisionism and the battle over Clause IV, 1951-63 -- 'White heat' and the Labour Party, 1963-70 -- Labour's Alternative Economic Strategy, 1970-83 -- Reinventing the Labour Party, 1983-92 -- The New Labour era, 1992-2010 -- Back to the past? Labour's return to opposition, 2010 to the present -- Conclusion -- Select bibliography -- Index.

Through a detailed examination of the party's post-war development, this book outlines how nostalgia has shaped the party's trajectory. It argues that Labour's nostalgically-informed identity has determined the extent to which the party has been able to respond effectively to the changing nature of Britain.

9781526113320


Labour Party (Great Britain)-History-20th century.


Electronic books.

JN1129.L32 .J637 2018

324.2410709045

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