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BL
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992860
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b747230
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| Main Entry
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Worley, Matthew.
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| Title & Author
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Labour inside the gate : : a history of the British Labour Party between the wars /\ Matthew Worley.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: I.B. Tauris ;New York :: Distributed in the U.S. by St. Martin's Press,, 2005.
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| Series Statement
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International Library of Political Studies
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (278 pages)
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| ISBN
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0857714163
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: 128252786X
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: 1423724003
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: 185043798X
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: 9780857714169
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: 9781282527867
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: 9781423724001
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: 9781850437987
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185043798X
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9781850437987
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The Labour Party : origins and early development -- Cultivating political space : the Labour Party 1918-23 -- Preparing for responsible government : Labour's breakthrough, 1924-9 -- In search of a solution : the fall and partial recovery of Labour, 1929-35 -- Socialism, peace, and democracy : Labour on the brink of war, 1935-9.
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| Abstract
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The period between the wars was a watershed for the Labour Party as it transformed from a failed alternative to the Conservatives to a majority party of government. After a slow build-up, it went on to win a landslide victory that brought in the Attlee government of 1945. Labour inside the Gate is the first study dedicated to this period in Labour's development. In this comprehensive history, Worley examines the parliamentary Labour Party and the growing network of constituency parties. He explores Labour's shifting identity at a national and local level and the evolution of a party policy tha.
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Labour Party (Great Britain)-- History.
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Labour Party (Great Britain)
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Labour Party, Neuseeland
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Political parties.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Political Parties.
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Politik
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Labour Party (Groot-Brittannië)
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Politieke partijen.
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Großbritannien
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| Dewey Classification
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324.2410709042
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| LC Classification
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JN1129.L32W595 2005eb
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15.70bcl
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