The author leads the reader through a story of struggle and development covering more than four centuries: from the medieval guilds and early craftsmen's and labourers' associations to the dramatic growth of trade unionism in Britain in the 19th and 20th centuries. He shows how powerful personalities such as Robert Applegarth, Henry Broadhurst, Tom Mann, Ernest Bevin and Walter Citrine have helped to shape the pattern of present-day unionism, and for this edition he has added a chapter "On the Defensive: the 1980s". The author also wrote "The Origins of the Labour Party".

A history of British trade unionism (Pelican books)

Henry Pelling

Literature & Fiction

Penguin Books, Ltd.

Britain and the Marshall Plan

History

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

New edition of a compact introductory account first published in 1961. Describes the history of the British Labour Party from its foundation up to the choice of Tony Blair to succeed John Smith as its leader, and the subsequent redrafting of the Party's statement of aims in its constitution. Discussion encompasses the groups involved in the foundation of the party and the influences on its change of policy; the role of trade unions; relations with the parliamentary leadership and with the rank and file members; and problems in gaining a parliamentary majority, and the solutions devised by successive generations of leadership. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

A Short History of the Labour Party

Politics & Social Sciences

Alastair J. Reid

Politics & Government

Winston Churchill

In this biography of Churchill from birth to death the author considers the soldier and foreign corresponent in India, the Sudan and South Africa, the brilliant young politician of the pre-1914 era who acted as a daring initiator of the Gallipoli and Antwerp campaigns at the start of World War I, his chequered career in the 1920s and his wilderness years in the 1930s and his years as Prime Minister. His subsequent career, in opposition and as Prime Minister for the second time, is surveyed. The author examines the private man, the journalist, historian, painter and family man. The author has written many books including "The Origins of the Labour Party", "The Challenge of Socialism", "Labour and Politics", "Modern Britain", "Britain and the Second World War" and "The Labour Governments".

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Pan Books

Business & Money

International

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