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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783232103321

Autore

Fielding Steven <1961->

Titolo

The Labour governments 1964-70 [[electronic resource] ] : labour and cultural change / / Steven Fielding

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2003

ISBN

1-78170-032-X

1-280-71950-8

9786610719501

1-84779-058-5

1-4237-0630-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Collana

Labour Governments 1964-70 ; ; Volume 1

Disciplina

320.94109046

Soggetti

Political science

Great Britain Politics and government 1964-1979

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables; Series foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: cultural and political change in 1960's Britain; 2 Labour's organisational culture; 3 Responding to affluence; 4 Reconciling the classes; 5 Appealing to women; 6 Integrating black immigrants; 7 Instilling 'responsibility' in the young; 8 Engaging with participation; 9 Conclusion: the 1970 general election; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book looks at how the British Labour Party came to terms with the 1960's 'cultural revolution', specifically changes to: the class structure, place of women, black immigration, the generation gap and calls for direct political participation.