The Advent of the British Labour Party / / Philip P. Poirier.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Poirier, Philip P.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1958]; ©1958
• Year of Publication: 1958
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; I. The Trade Unions and Politics before 1900 --; II. Marxists and Fabians and the Idea of a Labour Party --; III. The Independent Labour Party (the I.L.P. ) --; IV. Toward the Great Alliance --; V. The Establishment of the Labour Representation Committee --; VI. The Liberal and Labour Reaction to the South African War --; VII. 1900 – Labour and Liberalism in the ‘Khaki’ Election --; VIII. Taff Vale and Clitheroe --; IX. Independence and Woolwich --; X. The Deal with the Liberals --; XI. Barnard Castle --; XII. A Time of Test and Doubting --; XIII. The Question of Socialist Tactics – The Unemployment Bill --; XIV. The General Election of 1906 --; XV. The L.R.C-Liberal Electoral Pact in the General Election --; XVI. The Advent of the Labour Party --; Appendix --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231891776; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/poir93050
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Philip P. Poirier.

Accounts for the emergence of the British Labour Party as a political force between 1900 and the general election of 1906. Emphasis is given to the tactics, bargaining, and compromise that enabled socialists and trade unionists to work together.