The British Labour Party and the Wider World

Domestic Politics, Internationalism and Foreign Policy

Paul Corthorn, Jonathan Davis

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Year: 2007
• ISBN:
  9780857711113
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: British History
• Index: History

The legacy of Blair and the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan continue to loom large for the Labour Party, whether in opposition or in government, giving rise to fierce debates over Labour's attitude and posture towards the wider world. This book considers the idea of Labour's international identity, examining how world events and Labour's response to them have helped to shape ideology, political culture and domestic agendas from the 1920s until the Iraq War. It provides a fascinating and original exploration of Labour both on the world stage and at home - from the influence of the Soviet Union on political thought in the interwar years to the international student revolts of the 1960s, and from media in the 1990s to Kosovo and New Labour Interventionism. This is essential reading for scholars of modern British politics, as well as anyone interested in the motivations and influences behind the Labour Party's actions on the world stage.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction - Andrew Thorpe
• 1. A Gentleman at the Foreign Office - John Shepherd
• 2. 'A Commanding Group?' - Casper Sylvest
• 3. Labour's Political Thought - Jonathan Davis
• 4. The Labour Party in the Era of the Nazi-Soviet Pact, 1939-41 - Paul Corthorn
• 5. The Foreign Policy of the Attlee Government, 1945-50 - John Callaghan
• 6. Labour Party Factionalism and the West German Rearment, 1950-4 - Robert Crowcroft
• 7. 'The Challenge of Co-Existence' - Richard Toye and Nicholas Lawton
• 8. From 'Danny the Red' to British Student Power - David Fowler
• 9. Humanitarian Intervention, the Labour Party and the Press - Ann Schreiner
• 10. From Clinton to Bush - Mark Phythian
• Notes
• Index