{"product_id":"a-century-of-labour-hardback-9781509558346","title":"A Century of Labour (Hardback) 9781509558346","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Century of Labour\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJon Cruddas (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509558346, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 January 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.5 x 3.3 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This dense history of ideas is not a breezy read – but it adds up to a heartfelt plea for pluralism from a Labour thinker whose parliamentary career is drawing to a close just as his party enters a new chapter.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Jon Cruddas is a member of that relatively rare species, an active politician who is also an intellectual.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eChris Mullin,\u003ci\u003e The Spectator\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"fascinating and unusual”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Marr, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"If the Labour Party is to win office and govern effectively, it should study \u003ci\u003eA Century of Labour\u003c\/i\u003e, and embrace the deep lessons it offers about success built on tolerance, respect and pluralism.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeal Lawson, Director of \u003ci\u003eCompass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Cruddas’ clear-eyed analysis gets to the very heart of the ideas and the personalities that have united and divided the Labour Party. A must-read from one of Labour’s most insightful and original thinkers.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Nandy MP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A brilliantly bold and bracing journey through Labour’s rich yet troubled history.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Pabst, author of \u003ci\u003ePostliberal Politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"An outstanding dissection and celebration of the modern Labour movement. Jon Cruddas is that rarest of breeds, a genuine scholar-politician.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Norman MP, author of \u003ci\u003eAdam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Quite simply the best history of the Labour Party I have read. Cruddas’ retrieval of the ethical tradition will serve as a guide to the Labour Party’s future.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLord Glasman, Labour Peer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An incisive, original, and thought-provoking account of the different political strands that have defined the Labour party’s outlook over the decades. This book will be required reading, not only for those engrossed in the party’s past, but for those concerned about its future under Keir Starmer.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMark Wickham-Jones, University of Bristol\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"In this absorbing new history of the Labour party Jon Cruddas analyses the party’s successes and failures…An important contribution to the debate on Labour’s future.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAndrew Gamble, University of Sheffield\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\"important and authoritative\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLabour Hub\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"a thorough and enlightening analysis of Labour’s strengths and weaknesses\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eProfessor Pat Thane, \u003ci\u003eSociety\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"timely […] full of excellent analysis\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"a sweeping history of the party over the last 100 years\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ian Bullock, \u003ci\u003eIndependent Labour\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePublications\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"thoughtful\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"invaluable\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnison Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"a sweeping historical survey of the party’s ideas and personalities since its formation\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"valuable and revealing\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“a political testament”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fabian Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“a trenchant critique of the top-down focus of the Labour Party and its reliance on technocratic elites.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacobin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“refreshingly open” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Edgerton,\u003ci\u003e Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritain’s first Labour government took office on 22 January 1924. Its centenary provides an opportunity to reassess the party's performance over the last 100 years, and with an election pending, the character and purpose of the modern party.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabour defined the dominant political settlement of much of the Twentieth Century: the welfare state. It has achieved much in pursuit of material change, social reform and equality. It has challenged patriarchy, racism and the legacy of imperialism, promoted human rights and delivered democratic and constitutional renewal. Yet any honest assessment must acknowledge a century littered with failures and missed opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this compelling book, Jon Cruddas, one of the country's foremost experts on Labour politics, details the vivid personalities and epic factional battles, the immense achievements and profound disappointments that define a century of Labour. Uniquely framed around competing visions of socialist justice within the Party, he provides a way to rethink Labour history, the divisions and factions on the left and to reassess key figures at the helm of the movement from Keir Hardie through to Keir Starmer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: History\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Justice\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Origins\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Minorities: 1924-1931\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Thirties: 1931-1939\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Jerusalem: 1939-1951\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: Waste: 1951-1964\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: Strife: 1964-1979\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: Wilderness: 1979-1987\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: Revival: 1987-1997\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: Landslides: 1997-2010\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: Isolation: 2010-2024\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13: Purpose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAppendices\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453401657624,"sku":"9781509558346","price":18.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509558346.jpg?v=1785283925","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-century-of-labour-hardback-9781509558346","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}