Democratic Ideas and the British Labour Movement, 1880–1914

The first detailed study of an important debate in the history of the Labour movement.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: 1. The survival of Chartist assumptions; 2. Democracy and socialism in the 1890s; 3. Democracy and the industrial struggle; Part II: 4. Conflicts in the ILP; 5. The pressure to federate: the industrial struggle in the late 1890s; 6. The rise and fall of the Clarion Federation; Part III: 7. The early 1900s: a hinge period; 8. Socialists and the state; 9. Parliamentary socialism? Labour in parliament; 10. Parliamentary democracy? 'Fred's obsession' and the path to the Bradford resolution; 11. Background to sydicalism: the legacy of the NIGFLTU's failure; 12. Avoiding the 'Servile State'. The impact of syndicalism and guild socialism; 13. 1914: an emerging consensus on the eve of Armageddon; 14. Conclusions; Appendix. Federation for local Labour historians - and for national; Index.

Summary

Issues of democratic principle and form were of major importance in the pre-1914 socialist, trade union and Labour movements. This is the first detailed study of that debate, reflecting also on current arguments over democracy and electoral reform.

Product details

• Authors: Logie Barrow, Barrow Logie, Ian Bullock
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.03.1996
• EAN: 9780521560429
• ISBN: 978-0-521-56042-9
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 670 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; History of Ideas, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, c 1900 to c 1909, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety