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The Scottish Labour Party : History, Institutions and Ideas /

Scottish Labour has been the dominant political party in Scotland for over 40 years. Yet this is the first book to consider the contemporary party, analysing it in the context of Scottish politics, Scotland, and the UK, as well as drawing on international comparisons. A range of areas are covered T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hassan, Gerry
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 1. The People's Party, Still? The Sociology of Scotland's Leading Party; Gerry Hassan; SECTION I; UNDERSTANDING SCOTTISH LABOUR: HISTORIES AND ENVIRONMENT; 2. The Labour Party in Scotland 1886-1945: Pragmatism and Principle; Richard Finlay; 3. Labour in Scotland since 1945: Myth and Reality; Bob McLean; 4. The Economic and Social Context of Scottish Labour; Christopher Harvie; SECTION II; SCOTLAND'S LEADING PARTY; 5. The Scottish Electorate and Labour; Paula Surridge; 6. The Politics of Scottish Labour's Heartlands; Jane Saren and James McCormick; 7. Women and the Labour Party in Scotland; Fiona Mackay; SECTION III; SCOTTISH LABOUR, STATE, NATION AND AUTONOMY; 8. New Labour, New Parliament; Douglas Fraser; 9. Scottish Labour and British Politics; Iain McLean; 10. Pragmatic Nationalists? The Scottish Labour Party and Nationalism; Nicola McEwen; 11. The Autonomy and Organisation of Scottish Labour; Peter Lynch and Steven Birrell; SECTION IV; THE WIDER MOVEMENT, SCOTLAND AND INTERNATIONALLY; 12. Labour's Journey from Socialism to Social Democracy: A Case Study of Gordon Brown's Political Thought; Gerry Hassan; 13. Scotland, Labour and the Trade Union Movement: Partners in Change or Uneasy Bedfellows?; Mark Irvine; 14. Socialism, Territory and the National Question; Michael Keating.