A Party with Socialists in It: A History of the Labour Left by Hannah, Simon

A Party with Socialists in It: A History of the Labour Left (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780745345581)

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A Party with Socialists in It: A History of the Labour Left by Hannah, Simon

A Party with Socialists in It: A History of the Labour Left

$115.00
A Party with Socialists in It: A History of the Labour Left by Hannah, Simon

A Party with Socialists in It: A History of the Labour Left

$115.00
Format: Hardcover
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The defeat of socialist firebrand Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Leader in 2019 confirmed Tony Benn's famous retort 'the Labour party has never been a socialist party, although there have always been socialists in it.' For over a hundred years, the British Labour Party has been a bastion for working-class organization and struggle. However, has it ever truly been on the side of the workers? Where do its interests really lie? And can we rely on it to provide a barrier against right-wing forces? Simon Hannah's smart and succinct history of the Labour left guides us through the twists and turns of the party, from the Bevanite movement and the celebrated government of Clement Attlee, through the emergence of a New Left in the 1970s and the Blairism of the 1990s, to Corbyn's defeat and his replacement by Keir Starmer. This new edition is updated throughout, with a new final chapter and conclusion bringing the story up to date.*A Guardian Book of the Day* The defeat of socialist firebrand Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Leader in 2019 confirmed Tony Benn's famous retort 'the Labour party has never been a socialist party, although there have always been socialists in it.' For over a hundred years, the British Labour Party has been a bastion for working class organisation and struggle. However, has it ever truly been on the side of the workers? Where do its interests really lie? And can we rely on it to provide a barrier against right-wing forces? Simon Hannah's smart and succinct history of the Labour left guides us through the twists and turns of the party, from the Bevanite movement and the celebrated government of Clement Attlee, through the emergence of a New Left in the 1970s and the Blairism of the 1990s, to Corbyn's defeat and his replacement by Keir Starmer. This new edition is updated throughout, with a new final chapter and conclusion bringing the story up to date.

Author: Simon Hannah
ISBN-10: 0745345581
ISBN-13: 9780745345581
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Language: English
Published: 08/20/2022
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d
By Simon Hannah
By Simon Hannah
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Simon Hannah is a writer, labour activist and trade unionist. His work has been featured in Open Democracy and New Left Project.

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