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Informationen zum Autor David Redvaldsen is Lecturer in Social Science at Finnmark University College! Norway. He received his PhD in History from University College London in 2007. In this compelling and thoughtful analysis of the Labour parties of Britain and Norway, David Redvaldsen offers an insight into the successes and failures of these two parties as they faced the challenges of the economic and political situation of the interwar era and their relentless pursuit of power. Zusammenfassung In the aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution of 1917, the nature, aims and trajectories of the Labour parties of Europe were fundamentally altered and transformed. In this compelling and thoughtful analysis of the Labour parties of Britain and Norway, David Redvaldsen offers an insight into the successes and failures of these two parties as they faced the challenges of the economic and political situation of the interwar era and their relentless pursuit of power. Redvaldsen asks what made each party successful, and by proposing that the Labour Party of Norway was the more successful of the two, draws important conclusions that have resonance for the study of political parties in general. It will thus be of utmost relevance not only to students and researchers of left-wing politics, but also to those interested in the nature of the pursuit of power itself in the crucial interwar period. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsList of tablesList of illustrationsAbbreviationsChapter 1: Introduction: Comparative History and the Two PartiesChapter 2: Before the Depression: The Parliamentary Elections of 1929 and 1930Chapter 3: The Turning Point: Britain in 1931, Norway in 1933Chapter 4: Consolidation: The Parliamentary Elections of 1935 and 1936Chapter 5: The British and Norwegian Labour Parties between the Wars4 Appendices showing details about funding, the press and the subject of electoral statementsIllustrationsBibliographyMaps...
