Reform and revolt in the city of dreaming spires : radical, socialist and communist politics in the City of Oxford 1830-1980 /
Books about Oxford have generally focused on the University rather than the city. This original book on the local politics of Oxford City from 1830 to 1980 is based on a comprehensive analysis of primary sources and tells the story of the city's progressive politics. The book traces this histor...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
---|---|
Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
London :
University of Westminster Press,
2018.
|
Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I. Radicalism
- Oxford in the early 19th century
- Reform agitation, 1830-1832
- The development of reform politics and the reformed corporation, 1833-1836
- Suffrage and Anti-Corn Law agitation, 1837-1846
- Radicalism, religion and the poor laws, 1843-1845
- Local politics, Chartism and the 'Little Charter' movement, 1846-1853
- Corruption and the radical challenge, 1854-1857
- Reform agitation and the Oxford Reform League, 1857-1869
- Education, the ballot and drink, 1870-1873
- Republicanism and early trade unionism, 1871-1873
- The decline of Oxford liberalism, 1870-1887
- The nature of Victorian radicalism
- Part 2. Socialism
- The political and industrial structure of late Victorian Oxford
- The radical tradition and the Oxford Socialist League, 1883-1900
- The early years of the Oxford Trades Council, 1888-1900
- The Social Democrat Federation : socialism in the streets, 1896-1898
- The Municipal Housing Association, 1900-1902
- The Municipal Labour Representation Association, 1902-1905
- The Independent Labour Party, unemployment agitation and local politics, 1905-1907
- ILP propaganda and the Clarion Cycling Club, 1906-1908
- Labour divided, 1906-1909
- Labour and politics, 1909-1914
- The growth of a socialist tradition
- Part 3. Labourism
- Oxford labour and politics during the First World War
- The industrialisation of Oxford
- Postwar years, 1918-1919
- The Oxford Labour Party and the Communist challenge, January-March 1920
- The Militant Trades Council, March 1920-December 1921
- The re-establishment of the Oxford Labour Party, December 1921-June 1922
- Labour divisions and liberal revival, June 1922-December 1923
- Parliamentary contests and the General Strike, 1924-1926
- Labour in retreat, 1926-1932
- The rebirth of militancy : unemployment and fascism, 1932-1934
- The rebuilding of the Oxford Labour Party, 1934-1935
- The Cutteslowe Walls and Florence Park, 1935-1936
- Communism, fascism and local politics, 1935-1937
- Labour on the city council, 1934-1939
- Popular front : the 1938 by-election and after
- The Oxford Labour Party and the working class
- Part 4. Labourism
- The Oxford Labour Party since 1940
- Part 5. Progressive politics
- Oxford and progressive politics
- Appendices
- Appendix 1. The impact of franchise reform on the Oxford parliamentary electorate
- Appendix 2. Analysis of parliamentary elections : 1820, 1837, 1868
- Appendix 3. Analysis of 1837 ballot petition
- Appendix 4. 1840 election leaflet
- Appendix 5. Foundation document of the Oxford Socialist League
- Appendix 6. Liberal and labour electoral support by wards, 1889-1979
- Appendix 7. Labour versus the caucus : the 1936 local election manifesto.