The Labour Party Since 1945: Old Labour - New Labour (Making Contemporary Brit,

The Labour Party Since 1945\n\nEric R. Shaw (Author)\n\n9780631196556, Wiley\n\nPaperback / softback, published 23 February 1996\n\n276 pages\n21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.397 kg\n\n\""This is an unpretentious, straightforward book intended as a student text and it fits the bill very well. Eric Shaw writes clearly and in this book he distils his detailed knowledge of the Labour Party and the issues and questions that arise in its post-war history into a readable and clearly organised account. It should certainly be on all relevant reading lists.\"" David Denver, EPOP Newsletter\n\nThis book provides a critical overview of the changing Labour Party in postwar Britain. Adopting a thematic approach within a structured, chronological framework, the book revolves around one central question: what has the Party been about and what specific objectives has it striven to realize? The author examines the so-called transformation from \""Old Labour\"" to \""New Labour\"", and not only identifies the key s]