Futures of Socialism: ?Modernisation', the Labour Party, and the British Left, 1973?1997 (Modern British Histories)

Murphy, Colm

ISBN 10: 1009278843 / ISBN 13: 9781009278843

Edité par Cambridge University Press, 2024

2024. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. N° de réf. du vendeur V9781009278843

Synopsis :

The transformation of the Labour Party by 1997 is among the most consequential political developments in modern British history. Futures of Socialism overhauls the story of Labour's modernisation and provides an innovative new history. Diving into the tumultuous world of the British left after 1973, rocked by crushing defeats, bitter schisms, and ideological disorientation, Colm Murphy uncovers competing intellectual agendas for modern socialism. Responding to deindustrialisation, neoliberalism, and constitutional agitation, these visions of 'modernisation' ranged across domestic and European policy and the politics of class, gender, race, and democracy. By reconstructing the sites and networks of political debate, the book explains their changing influence inside Labour. It also throws new light on New Labour, highlighting its roots in this social-democratic intellectual maelstrom. Futures of Socialism provides an essential analysis of social democracy in an era of market liberalism, and of the ideas behind a historic political reconstruction that remains deeply controversial today.

À propos de l'auteur: Colm Murphy is Lecturer in British Politics at Queen Mary University of London and Deputy Director of the Mile End Institute. He was previously Past & Present Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research. He has published in History Workshop Journal, Twentieth Century British History, and Renewal: A Journal of Social Democracy.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Futures of Socialism: ?Modernisation', the ...
Éditeur : Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition : 2024
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New