LEADER 03683nam 22005412 450 001 9910787179203321 005 20170829161022.0 010 $a1-78138-565-3 010 $a1-78138-720-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000239983 035 $a(EBL)4616312 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000883176 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781781385654 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4616312 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11240973 035 $a(OCoLC)956277588 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4616312 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000239983 100 $a20170307d2014|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLabour and the caucus $eworking-class radicalism and organised Liberalism in England, 1868-88 /$fJames Owen$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aLiverpool :$cLiverpool University Press,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 244 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aStudies in labour history ;$v3 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Aug 2017). 311 $a1-84631-944-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Epilogue; Appendix I; Appendix II; Bibliography; Index 330 $aLabour and the Caucus provides a new, innovative pre-history of the Labour party. In the two decades following the Second Reform Act there was a sustained and concerted campaign for working-class parliamentary representation from a range of labour organisations to an extent that was hitherto unseen in British political history. The franchise revolution of 1867 and the controversial introduction of more sophisticated forms of electoral machinery, which became known as the 'caucus', raised serious questions not only for a labour movement seeking to secure political representation but also for a Liberal party that had to respond to the pressures of mass politics. Through a close examination of the interactions between labour and the 'caucus' from the 1868 general election to Keir Hardie's independent labour candidature in 1888, this book provides a comprehensive and multi-layered picture of the troubled relationship between working-class radicals and organised Liberalism. The electoral strategy of labour candidates, the links between urban and rural radicalism, the impact of the National Liberal Federation, the influence of American and Irish politics on the labour movement, the revival of socialism, and the contested identity of a 'Labour party' are all examined from fresh perspectives. In doing so, this book challenges the existing teleological assumptions about the rise of independent labour, and explores the questions that remain about how working-class radicals and Liberals shared and negotiated power, and how this relationship changed over time. 410 0$aStudies in labour history (Liverpool University Press) ;$v3. 606 $aRadicalism$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aLiberalism$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aWorking class$xPolitical activity$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 615 0$aRadicalism$xHistory 615 0$aLiberalism$xHistory 615 0$aWorking class$xPolitical activity$xHistory 676 $a320.53094109034 700 $aOwen$b James$f1980-$01567238 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787179203321 996 $aLabour and the caucus$93838469 997 $aUNINA