Labour's thinkers
Subtitle: the intellectual roots of labour from Tawney to Gordon Brown
By: Matt Beech and Kevin Hickson
Contributors: Hickson, Kevin, 1974-
Publisher: Tauris Academic Studies
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9781845112080
Subjects: Labour Party (Great Britain) -- History -- 20th century; Politicians -- Great Britain -- Biography; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Genres: Biography
Description: "'Labour's Thinkers' seeks to examine the key ideas emphasised by the twelve individuals whom the authors judge to have made the most significant development to the political thought of the Labour Party since the 1930s. Hickson and Beech argue the Labour Party is a party of values but often not of ideas. The number of people involved in the serious discussion of ideas in the Labour Party is relatively small and intellectuals are often viewed with suspicion in what is, or was, a party set up to represent the interests of the working classes. The formulation and development of ideas are therefore crucial to understanding the outcomes of the Labour Party's internal struggles and the basis of the party's appeal. "Labour's Thinkers" highlights influential and, at times, controversial figures involved in the battle of socialist ideas in the Labour Party thus exploring concepts, such as equality, liberty, community, power, the state, ownership and patriotism."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-311) and index