'New Statesman': Portrait of a Political Weekly 1913-1931 Contributor(s): Smith, Adrian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0714641693 ISBN-13: 9780714641690 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 1996 Annotation: This book reveals how a fledgling Fabian journal came to play a key role in the growth of the modern Labour Party. Placing the early New Statesman in the context of its eight turbulent decades as a flagship of the Left, the book compares the magazine's first journalists with later generations of editors and writers, right up to the present day. By drawing upon interviews with survivors, and a wide range of public and personal papers, the author rediscovers the early - and lasting - importance of the British Left's best-known and most resilient magazine. |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Reference |
Dewey: 052 |
LCCN: 95021578 |
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (1.15 lbs) 340 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
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Publisher Description: This volume reveals how a fledgling Fabian journal came to play a key role in the growth of the modern Labour Party. The author compares its first journalists with later generations of editors and writers and rediscovers the early, and lasting, importance of the British Left's best-known magazine. |
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