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Labour and the Free Churches, 1918-1939 - Radicalism, Righteousness and Religion (Hardcover): Peter Catterall Labour and the Free Churches, 1918-1939 - Radicalism, Righteousness and Religion (Hardcover)
Peter Catterall
R4,377 Discovery Miles 43 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Did the Labour Party, in Morgan Phillips' famous phrase, owe 'more to Methodism than Marx'? Were the founding fathers of the party nurtured in the chapels of Nonconformity and shaped by their emphases on liberty, conscience and the value of every human being in the eyes of God? How did the Free Churches, traditionally allied to the Liberal Party, react to the growing importance of the Labour Party between the wars? This book addresses these questions at a range of levels: including organisation; rhetoric; policies and ideals; and electoral politics. It is shown that the distinctive religious setting in which Labour emerged indeed helps to explain the differences between it and more Marxist counterparts on the Continent, and that this setting continued to influence Labour approaches towards welfare, nationalisation and industrial relations between the wars. In the process Labour also adopted some of the righteousness of tone of the Free Churches. This setting was, however, changing. Dropping their traditional suspicion of the State, Nonconformists instead increasingly invested it with religious values, helping to turn it through its growing welfare functions into the provider of practical Christianity. This nationalisation of religion continues to shape British attitudes to the welfare state as well as imposing narrowly utilitarian and material tests of relevance upon the churches and other social institutions. The elevation of the State was not, however, intended as an end in itself. What mattered were the social and individual outcomes. Socialism, for those Free Churchmen and women who helped to shape Labour in the early twentieth century, was about improving society as much as systems.

Reforming the Constitution - Debates in Twentieth-Century Britain (Paperback): Peter Catterall, Wolfram Kaiser, Ulrike... Reforming the Constitution - Debates in Twentieth-Century Britain (Paperback)
Peter Catterall, Wolfram Kaiser, Ulrike Walton-Jordan
R1,193 R1,047 Discovery Miles 10 470 Save R146 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection takes as its subject how and why the British constitution developed during the course of the 20th century. In chapters that analyse in detail the evolution of various aspects of the constitution, this work explores debates about how the constitution ought to operate and the political goods it ought to secure among politicians, jurists and academics. In addition, it looks at the influence of political parties, nationalism, social and economic change, European integration, and the contests in over particular reforms in Parliament, courts, media and on the hustings.

The Making of Channel 4 (Paperback): Peter Catterall The Making of Channel 4 (Paperback)
Peter Catterall
R1,325 Discovery Miles 13 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Channel 4 had been a matter of controversy for years even before it came on the air in November 1982. There were lengthy debates about what its role would be and the part to be played by the ITV companies and the growing number of independent television producers. There was also political controversy over the profile of the new channel, some wishing to see it as "their" channel in response to the apparent political hegemony of Margaret Thatcher. The result was sharp conflicts, not only over programming but, as the channel became established, over its relationships with the ITV companies and its regulatory body, the IBA. These controversies in the making of Channel 4 are revisited in this volume. The opening article by Edmund Dell, the channel's first chairman, describes and explains his sometimes stormy relationship with Jeremy Isaacs, the chief executive, while the witness seminar and the other articles offer the views of Channel 4 commissioning editors and representatives from the IBA, the ITV companies, the independent producers, the Home Office and the BBC.

Understanding Post-War British Society (Paperback, New): Peter Catterall, James Obelkevich Understanding Post-War British Society (Paperback, New)
Peter Catterall, James Obelkevich
R1,358 Discovery Miles 13 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Understanding Post-War British Society brings together the perspectives of leading sociologists and social historians, to understand the shaping of British society. A comprehensive and illuminating account of post-war British History.

Understanding Post-War British Society (Hardcover): Peter Catterall, James Obelkevich Understanding Post-War British Society (Hardcover)
Peter Catterall, James Obelkevich
R3,983 Discovery Miles 39 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This textbook brings together the perspectives of a group of sociologists and social historians to understand the shaping of British society. The premise of the book is that these two approaches are complementary and mutually enriching. To understand how society operates it is necessary to explore not only its constituent structures and relationships, but also how these structures emerge and why changes occur within them. The book critically appraises the usefulness of current theories in advancing our understanding of contemporary society, and explores British society as dynamic and developing. In the process the authors appreciate and draw our attention to the fact that society is shaped not just by social policy and structures, but by how far these shape people's life-patterns, attitudes, experience and conduct.

The Making of Channel 4 (Hardcover): Peter Catterall The Making of Channel 4 (Hardcover)
Peter Catterall
R3,560 Discovery Miles 35 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Channel 4 had been a matter of controversy for years even before it came on the air in November 1982. There were lengthy debates about what its role would be and the part to be played by the ITV companies and the growing number of independent television producers. There was also political controversy over the profile of the new channel, some wishing to see it as "their" channel in response to the apparent political hegemony of Margaret Thatcher. The result was sharp conflicts, not only over programming but, as the channel became established, over its relationships with the ITV companies and its regulatory body, the IBA. These controversies in the making of Channel 4 are revisited in this volume. The opening article by Edmund Dell, the channel's first chairman, describes and explains his sometimes stormy relationship with Jeremy Isaacs, the chief executive, while the witness seminar and the other articles offer the views of Channel 4 commissioning editors and representatives from the IBA, the ITV companies, the independent producers, the Home Office and the BBC.

Labour and the Free Churches, 1918-1939 - Radicalism, Righteousness and Religion (Paperback): Peter Catterall Labour and the Free Churches, 1918-1939 - Radicalism, Righteousness and Religion (Paperback)
Peter Catterall
R1,432 Discovery Miles 14 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Did the Labour Party, in Morgan Phillips' famous phrase, owe 'more to Methodism than Marx'? Were the founding fathers of the party nurtured in the chapels of Nonconformity and shaped by their emphases on liberty, conscience and the value of every human being in the eyes of God? How did the Free Churches, traditionally allied to the Liberal Party, react to the growing importance of the Labour Party between the wars? This book addresses these questions at a range of levels: including organisation; rhetoric; policies and ideals; and electoral politics. It is shown that the distinctive religious setting in which Labour emerged indeed helps to explain the differences between it and more Marxist counterparts on the Continent, and that this setting continued to influence Labour approaches towards welfare, nationalisation and industrial relations between the wars. In the process Labour also adopted some of the righteousness of tone of the Free Churches. This setting was, however, changing. Dropping their traditional suspicion of the State, Nonconformists instead increasingly invested it with religious values, helping to turn it through its growing welfare functions into the provider of practical Christianity. This nationalisation of religion continues to shape British attitudes to the welfare state as well as imposing narrowly utilitarian and material tests of relevance upon the churches and other social institutions. The elevation of the State was not, however, intended as an end in itself. What mattered were the social and individual outcomes. Socialism, for those Free Churchmen and women who helped to shape Labour in the early twentieth century, was about improving society as much as systems.

Britain and the Threat to Stability in Europe, 1918-45 (Hardcover): Peter Catterall, Kate Utting Britain and the Threat to Stability in Europe, 1918-45 (Hardcover)
Peter Catterall, Kate Utting
R4,142 Discovery Miles 41 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

After the horrors of the First World War a dialogue began between European statesmen seeking some form of European integration as a way of achieving lasting peace. During the inter-war period this idea started to attract support in Britain even though Britain's strategic and economic interests remained focused outside Europe. This book explores Britain's relations with the continent between 1918 and 1945, focussing on diplomatic and military responses to the major crises and examining attitudes to the idea of Europe in the broader context of relations with the Empire, Commonwealth and the USA.

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