Against the Cold War: The History and Political Traditions of Pro-Sovietism in the British Labour Party 1945-89.1850434719 Against the Cold War; the history and political traditions of pro-Sovietism in the British Labour Party Noun 1. British Labour Party - a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries Labour Party, Labour, Labor 1945-89. Lilleker, Darren G. I.B. Tauris I. B. Tauris (usually typeset as I.B.Tauris) is the name of an independent publishing house with offices in London and New York. Its New York offices are co-located with those of Palgrave Macmillan who function as the company's North American distributors. & Co. 2004 294 pages $72.50 Hardcover International library of political studies; 1 JN1129 The pro-Soviet British Labour politicians in Parliament who were known to exchange (mostly public) information with Soviet officials and denounce de·nounce tr.v. de·nounced, de·nounc·ing, de·nounc·es 1. To condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible. See Synonyms at criticize. 2. To accuse formally. 3. the Anglo-American "special relationship" and the Cold War have often been characterized as Communist dupes, spies spies n. Plural of spy. v. Third person singular present tense of spy. , or worse. This study, however, rejects zero-sum analyses of these politicians activities, seeing them as genuinely holding pro-Soviet beliefs and acting as "change agents" and "conduits of understanding." The study examines why these Members of Parliament were drawn to pro-Soviet positions and analyzes the common denominators common denominator n. 1. Mathematics A quantity into which all the denominators of a set of fractions may be divided without a remainder. 2. A commonly shared theme or trait. in the arguments and beliefs of this section of the Labour Party's left. A central concern in the work is how social democratic politicians used the issue of the Soviet Union and the Cold War as a way to promote their causes and gain support for their ideals. Distributed in the US by Palgrave. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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