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Richard Crossman : a reforming radical of the Labour Party
- Title
- Richard Crossman : a reforming radical of the Labour Party / Victoria Honeyman.
- Author
- Honeyman, Victoria.
- Publication
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : In the United States of America and in Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DA591.C76 H66 2007 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 207 pages; 25 cm
- Subject
- Crossman, R. H. S. 1907-1974
- Crossman, Richard H. S
- Labour Party (Great Britain) > Biography
- Labour Party (Great Britain)
- Labour Party Neuseeland
- 1945-1979
- Geschichte 1945-1974
- Statesmen > Great Britain > Biography
- Politicians > Great Britain > Biography
- Politics and government
- Politicians
- Statesmen
- Politik
- Great Britain > Politics and government > 1945-1964
- Great Britain > Politics and government > 1964-1979
- Great Britain
- Großbritannien
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Note
- Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Leeds.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-203) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- Methodology -- Definition of Biography -- Theakston's Categories of Biographical Studies -- The Subject of Biography -- The Individual as Representative of a Group -- The Role of Diaries -- The Methodology of this Biography -- 2. Biography -- The Early Years -- New College, Oxford -- Germany -- Zita Baker and Crossman's Political Beginnings -- Psychological Warrior and Crossman's Entry into the House of Commons -- Palestine and Zionism -- The Keep Left Group and the Bevanites -- Gaitskell's Leadership -- Wilson as Party Leader -- Crossman as Minister -- Life After Government -- 3. Crossman, Socialism and Social Democracy -- The Attlee Government -- Crossman, Wilson and the Bevanites -- The Revisionists -- Economic Planning -- Nationalisation -- Liberty and Personal Freedom -- The Impact of the USSR -- The 'White Heat' of Technology -- 4. Crossman and Foreign Policy -- Labour Party Approaches to Foreign Policy -- Israel and Palestine -- The Cold War and the Third Force -- Germany and Europe -- Nuclear Weapons -- 5. Crossman and the Constitution -- Labour Party Thinking on Constitutional Reform -- The Civil Service -- Prime Ministerial Government -- The Role of the Party -- House of Lords Reform 1966-68 -- Parliamentary Reform -- The Monarchy -- 6. Conclusion -- Socialism and Social Democracy -- Foreign Policy -- Constitutional Reform -- Intellectuals in Politics -- Crossman's Traits -- Crossman's Legacy.
- ISBN
- 9781845115531
- 1845115538
- OCLC
- ocn145554075
- 145554075
- SCSB-14130258
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library