Scottish popular politics
Subtitle: from radicalism to Labour
By: W. Hamish Fraser.
Publisher: Polygon at Edinburgh
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Labour Party (Great Britain) -- History.; Labour Party in Scotland -- History.; Working class -- Scotland -- Political activity -- History.; Political parties -- Scotland -- History.; Scotland -- Politics and government.; Scotland -- Politics and government.
Description: "Many of the key figures in the early Labour Party were Scots and Scots have continued to play a disproportionate role in the shaping of Labour politics. This book traces the Scottish route from radical protest at the end of the eighteenth century to the formation and development of the Labour Party through to 1922 when Labour became the largest party in Scotland. The story ends with coverage of the way in which Labour has consolidated its dominance of Scottish politics to the end of the twentieth century and considers the way in which popular radicalism in recent decades has found new directions."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.