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Equality and the British Left


Equality and the British Left

A study in progressive political thought, 1900-64
Critical Labour Movement Studies 1. Aufl.

von: Ben Jackson

26,99 €

Verlag: Manchester University Press
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 19.07.2013
ISBN/EAN: 9781847796462
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 272

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<p>The demand for equality has been at the heart of the politics of the Left in the twentieth century, but what did theorists and politicians on the British Left mean when they said they were committed to ‘equality’? How did they argue for a more egalitarian society? Which policies did they think could best advance their egalitarian ideals? Equality and the British Left provides the first comprehensive answers to these questions. It charts debates about equality from the progressive liberalism and socialism of the early twentieth century to the arrival of the New Left and revisionist social democracy in the 1950s. Along the way, it examines and reassesses the egalitarian political thought of many significant figures in the history of the British Left, including L. T. Hobhouse, R. H. Tawney and Anthony Crosland. <br><br>Newly available in paperback for the first time, this book demonstrates that the British Left has historically been distinguished from its ideological competitors on the Centre and the Right by a commitment to a demanding form of economic egalitarianism. It shows that this egalitarianism has come to be neglected or caricatured by politicians and scholars alike, and is more surprising and sophisticated than is often imagined. <br><br>Equality and the British Left offers a compelling new perspective on British political thought that will appeal to scholars and students of British history and political theory, and to anyone interested in contemporary debates about progressive politics.</p>
Newly available in paperback, the first comprehensive historical study of egalitarian ideas advocated by the British Left. Offers a compelling new perspective on British political thought, will appeal to scholars and students of British history and political theory and to anyone interested in contemporary political debates on progressive politics.
<p>Acknowledgements<br>List of abbreviations<br>Introduction<br>Part I - 1900-31: Foundations<br>1. Riches and poverty<br>2. From each according to their ability<br>3. Fair shares<br>Part II 1931-45: Economics<br>4. Marxists and social democrats <br>5. Social justice and economic efficiency<br>Part III - 1945-64: Revisions<br>6. Means and ends<br>7. Let us face the future<br>Conclusion<br>Bibliography<br>Index</p>
Ben Jackson is University Lecturer and Tutorial Fellow in Modern British History at University College, Oxford
<p>The demand for equality has been at the heart of the politics of the Left in the twentieth century, but what did theorists and politicians on the British Left mean when they said they were committed to ‘equality’? How did they argue for a more egalitarian society? Which policies did they think could best advance their egalitarian ideals? Equality and the British Left provides the first comprehensive answers to these questions. It charts debates about equality from the progressive liberalism and socialism of the early twentieth century to the arrival of the New Left and revisionist social democracy in the 1950s. Along the way, it examines and reassesses the egalitarian political thought of many significant figures in the history of the British Left, including L. T. Hobhouse, R. H. Tawney and Anthony Crosland. <br><br>Newly available in paperback for the first time, this book demonstrates that the British Left has historically been distinguished from its ideological competitors on the Centre and the Right by a commitment to a demanding form of economic egalitarianism. It shows that this egalitarianism has come to be neglected or caricatured by politicians and scholars alike, and is more surprising and sophisticated than is often imagined. <br><br>Equality and the British Left offers a compelling new perspective on British political thought that will appeal to scholars and students of British history and political theory, and to anyone interested in contemporary debates about progressive politics.</p>

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