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Psychological socialism : the Labour Party and qualities of mind and character, 1931 to the present
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ISBN: 1781701539 1847792278 9781847792273 9781781701539 071907164X 9780719071645 Year: 2006 Publisher: Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave,

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To Labour's first Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald, socialism meant not only 'satisfactory figures of death rates and ...improved houses' but also the 'mental cleanliness, the moral robustness of our people.' This book explores the neglected theme of individual character and 'mental qualities' in British social democratic thought and Labour Party history. How important was it for the centre-left that citizens be 'good people'? What was the relationship between socialism and psychology in the 1930's? Did Labour's technocratic, statist socialism of the 1950's and 1960's downgrade moral and mental

Dirty politics?
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ISBN: 184813648X 1281258806 9786611258801 1848130627 9781848130623 9781281258809 1842777408 1842777416 9781842777404 9781842777411 1350219681 9781848136489 Year: 2006 Publisher: London New York New York Zed Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan

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Britain's participation in the Iraq war defines one of the most tumultuous periods in its political history. Driven by a desire to enhance the influence of the British government on the world stage, the decision to support the US-led invasion has severely disrupted the stability of international relations, produced rising disenchantment with the domestic political process, and has threatened to undermine the continued viability of the New Labour project.

The rise and rise of meritocracy
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ISBN: 1405147199 9781405147194 Year: 2006 Volume: no. spec. 2006 Publisher: Oxford Malden (MA) : Blackwell Publishing,

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Social stratification --- Great Britain --- Elite (Social sciences) --- Social status --- Merit (Ethics) --- Equality --- Elite (Sciences sociales) --- Statut social --- Mérite --- Inégalités sociales --- Congresses. --- Social aspects --- Congrès --- Aspect social --- Young, Michael Dunlop, --- Labour Party (Great Britain) --- SOCIAL STATUS -- 329.14 --- 316.34 --- BPB0701 --- #SBIB:324H30 --- Sociale differentiatie. Sociale typologie. Sociale stratificatie --- Politieke cultuur --- 316.34 Sociale differentiatie. Sociale typologie. Sociale stratificatie --- Mérite --- Inégalités sociales --- Congrès --- Social standing --- Socio-economic status --- Socioeconomic status --- Standing, Social --- Status, Social --- Power (Social sciences) --- Prestige --- Desert (Ethics) --- Moral desert (Ethics) --- Ethics --- Egalitarianism --- Inequality --- Social equality --- Social inequality --- Political science --- Sociology --- Democracy --- Liberty --- Elites (Social sciences) --- Leadership --- Social classes --- Social groups --- Britanskai︠a︡ rabochai︠a︡ partīi︠a︡ --- British Labour Party --- Eikoku Rōdōtō --- Labor Party (Great Britain) --- Leĭboristskai︠a︡ partii︠a︡ Anglii --- Leĭboristskai︠a︡ partii︠a︡ Velikobritanii --- LPV --- Mifleget ha-laibor (Great Britain) --- Parti travailliste britannique --- Partido Laborista (Great Britain) --- Partido Laborista Británico --- Yŏngguk Nodongdang --- 工黨 (英國) --- Labour Representation Committee (Great Britain : 1900-1906) --- Young, Michael Dunlop --- PARTI TRAVAILLISTE (GRANDE-BRETAGNE) --- Elites --- Mérite (éthique) --- Egalité --- Rise of the meritocracy --- Grande-Bretagne

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