Rise of the Labour Party 1880-1945
3rd edition
By Paul Adelman
July 1996
Pearson Education / Longman
ISBN: 0582292107
160 pages, Illustrated, 4 ¼" x 8 ½"
$36.50 Paper original
This popular study covers two major topics: the formation of the Labour Party and its emergence as the main rival to the conservatives. This transformation of the British political scene has been accounted for in a variety of ways. Dr Adelman examines these explanations and concludes that while there is a consensus about the reasons for the creation of the Labour Party there is no agreement about why it rose to such prominence.
Contents
Part One : Origins
1. Socialism and Trade Unionism.
2. The Formation of the Labour Party.
Part Two: The Struggle For Power.
3. The Growth of the Labour Party.
4. Labour's Time of Trial.
5. Revival and Triumph.
Part Three: Assessment.
Part Four: Documents.
Appendix.
Bibliography.
Index.
Features
• Addresses major questions of historical debate - covering common exam
topics.
• Up do date treatment with the latest historical interpretations explaining
the success of the party.
• Expanded documents section with the documents closely linked to the
main text.
Review
'...remains one of the best works of synthesis of current historical interpretations
on this subject'
Teaching History