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Labour in the City
Declan McHugh
其他書名
The Development of the Labour Party in Manchester 1918-31
出版Manchester University Press, 2006
主題History / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralHistory / Europe / Great Britain / 20th CenturyHistory / Social HistoryPolitical Science / GeneralPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & SocialismPolitical Science / History & TheoryPolitical Science / Political Process / Political Parties
ISBN07190725819780719072581
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=0VswAAAAYAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋In 1918 the Labour party began to build for power by embarking on a plan of reorganisation aimed at creating a national network of local branches through which it would recruit, engage and mobilise a 'mass membership'.

This study assesses how that ambitious project played out in Manchester, a 'model' industrial city between 1918 and 1931. It concludes that despite significant electoral progress the goal of building a mass membership party organisation was largely frustrated by the unwillingness of more than a small minority of the public to embrace political activism.

The study offers important evidence about Labour's growth in the immediate post-1918 period and provides useful insights into the nature of political activism and engagement which have a contemporary resonance.