Labour's Conscience: The Labour Left, 1945-51

by Jonathan Schneer

Overview

First published in 1988. The years 1945-51 were crucial to the Labour Party and the Left in Britain. This elegantly written book traces the gradual and painful disillusionment of the Labour Left with the Attlee governments and analyses the alternative, more militant, programme which the Labour Left devised. Never an organised bloc, the author argues that they are best understood as Labour’s conscience – a militant tendency is the true sense of the words. This title will be of interest to scholars and students of political history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138331761
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/23/2018
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: The Labour Movement , #30
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jonathan Schneer is Professor of British History at Georgia Tech and the author of a number of highly acclaimed books on British history including London 1900- The Imperial Metropolis, The Thames- England's River and The Balfour Declaration, which won the National Jewish Book Award. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Labour Left in the General Election of 1945 2. The Labour Left on Russia and America 3. The Labour Left and the Third Force Movement 4. The Alternative Economic Program of the Labour Left 5. The "Hard" Labour Left 6. The Labour Left and the Trade Unions 7. The Labour Left in the Constituencies 8. The Climax of the Labour Left; Conclusion; Appendices; Select Bibliography; Index