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Dictionary of Labour Biography
. Ed(S): Gildart, Keith; Howell, D.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Gildart, Keith; Howell, D. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD1; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
The Dictionary of Labour Biography has an outstanding reputation as a reference work for the study of nineteenth and twentieth-century British history. Volume XII maintains this standard of original and thorough scholarship. Each entry draws on primary sources, engages with the most recent historiography and is supported by an appropriate bibliography. The coverage emphasizes the ethnic and national diversity of British labour, the contribution of women and neglected political traditions including Trotskyism. Special notes on Keep Left and the Nenni Telegram offer new insights into the politics of the 1940s.
The Dictionary of Labour Biography has an outstanding reputation as a reference work for the study of nineteenth and twentieth-century British history. Volume XII maintains this standard of original and thorough scholarship. Each entry draws on primary sources, engages with the most recent historiography and is supported by an appropriate bibliography. The coverage emphasizes the ethnic and national diversity of British labour, the contribution of women and neglected political traditions including Trotskyism. Special notes on Keep Left and the Nenni Telegram offer new insights into the politics of the 1940s.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349664825
SKU
V9781349664825
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Gildart, Keith; Howell, D.
ALAN CAMPBELL School of History, University of Liverpool, UK STEPHEN CATTERALL University of Huddersfield, UK MALCOLM CHASE Department of Continuing Education, University of Leeds, UK KRISTA COWMAN Faculty of Arts, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK RALPH DARLINGTON School of Management, University of Salford, UK GARY R. ENTZ Department of History, McPherson College, Kansas, USA JAMES GREGORY Department of History, University of ... Read more
Reviews for Dictionary of Labour Biography
Reviews of previous volumes: Volume III '...fascinating picture of the richness and diversity of the British labour tradition.' - The Times Volume VI 'The Dictionary becomes more valuable as it progresses...the work remains a monument to scholarship and the British people.' - Professor E.J. Hobsbawm, New Society Volume ... Read more