Why London Is Labour: A History of Metropolitan Politics, 1900-2020

ISBN-13: 9780367175238 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 310 str.

Michael Tichelar

Opis

This book answers the question of why London has been a stronghold for the Labour Party for relatively long periods of the last century and continues to be so to this day to an extent that surprises contemporaries.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: Chronological - From an Imperial Metropolis to a City of Rampant Capitalism  1. ‘Labour in an Imperial Metropolis’  2. ‘Labour in a Municipal Social Democracy’  3. Labour in a ‘City of Rampant Capitalism’  Part 2: Thematic – Localities, Workplaces, Trade Unions, Class, Socialism, Personal Identity  4. Localities, Workplaces and Trade Union Organisation  5. Voting and Social Class  6. Party Organisation, Membership and the Influence of Socialism  7. The Politics of Personal Identity: Gender, Race and Religion.  Conclusion

O autorze

Michael Tichelar is a Visiting Fellow in History at the University of the West of England, UK.