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Labour Country - Political Radicalism and Social Democracy in South Wales 1831-1985 (Paperback)
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Labour Country - Political Radicalism and Social Democracy in South Wales 1831-1985 (Paperback)
Series: Modern Wales
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Since the end of WWI, one party has held the momentum of political
and social change in south Wales: the Labour Party. Its triumph was
never fully guaranteed. It came quickly amidst a torrent of ideas,
actions, and war. But the result was a vibrant, effective and long-
lasting democracy. The result was Labour Country. In this bold,
controversial book, Daryl Leeworthy takes a fresh and provocative
look at the struggle through radical political action for social
democracy in Wales. The reasons for Labour's triumph, he argues,
lay in radical pragmatism and an ability to harness lofty ideals
with meaningful practicality. This was a place of dreamers as well
as doers. The world of Arthur Horner and Aneurin Bevan. And yet, as
the author shows, this history is now over. Although a trajectory
leads from the end of the Miners' Strike both to the advent of
devolution and the circumstances that led to the Brexit vote in
2016, these are exits from Labour Country, not a continuation.
Sustained by a powerful synthesis of scholarship and original
research, passionate and committed, this book brings the cubist
epic of south Wales and its politics to life.
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