The 50th anniversary edition of the book that changed English Politics. With an Introduction by Gordon Brown.It is impossible to think of the intellectual landscape of Britain today without recognising the power of Crosland's The Future of Socialism in all aspects of the political debate. Still relevant 50 years after it was first published, Crosland's masterwork was a radical reworking of the role of the post-war Labour Party.This book sets out the philosophy for the New Labour project and also contains the key for reviving the fortunes of the Party of the future.Also included is a piece by Dick Leonard, Crosland's Personal Private Secretary and who knew the radical philosopher well, and an afterword from Susan Crosland.
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The celebrated radical work that changed the role of the post-war Labour Party and the face of English politics.
"'The key social democratic text remains Tony Crosland's The Future of Socialism...' Will Hutton 'The most important post-War attempt to define a non Marxist socialism for the Labour Party.' Financial Times 'Labour's greatest Revisionist intellectual' The Independent 'Discussion of the theory of socialism still revolves around what Crosland wrote 40 years ago.' Roy Hattersley"
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781845294854
Publisert
2006
Utgiver
Vendor
Constable
Vekt
487 gr
Høyde
203 mm
Bredde
127 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
448

Forfatter
Foreword by

Om bidragsyterne

Anthony Crosland was one of the most fascinating and important figures in British politics since the war. An Oxford economics don before becoming MP for Grimsby he held a succession of middle ranking ministerial posts before becoming Foreign Secretary under James Callaghan. He died in 1977 aged only 58.