Lewis Minkin has immense experience of the Labour Party and has
acted as adviser to two major internal reviews of the internal
party organisation. As the author of two widely acclaimed and
original studies on the Labour Party, The Labour Party Conference
and The Contentious Alliance, he possesses an unrivalled grasp of
the subtleties and nuances of Labour's internal relationships. The
Blair Supremacy is groundbreaking in its investigation of the
processes, methods, character and politics of party management,
during a period when Blair strengthened his own position as he and
his allies and managers drove the party through a ferment of new
developments under the name 'New Labour'. For this book Minkin has
been able to draw on a wealth of sources unavailable to other
scholars. What is uncovered here is revealing and at times
startling. It includes an extensive covert internal organisation, a
culture which facilitated manipulation and what can be described as
a rolling coup. These developments are rigorously and critically
examined with a strong focus on three fundamental questions: How
were these changes achieved? Was it, as it was often represented, a
complete supremacy? Why did it end so badly with Blair being
forced, in effect, to step down? The study challenges many
misconceptions and sheds new light on the Blair legacy and on the
intense controversies surrounding him. It also adds greatly to our
understanding of some acute contemporary problems in British
political life. -- .
General
| Imprint: |
Manchester University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
April 2014 |
| First published: |
2014 |
| Authors: |
Lewis Minkin
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 48mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
|
| Pages: |
816 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7190-7379-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
Political parties >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-7190-7379-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780719073793 |
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