{"product_id":"british-labour-seeks-a-foreign-policy-19001940-9780765802644","title":"British Labour Seeks a Foreign Policy 19001940","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince World War II, the British Labour Party has played a central role in dealing with complex international issues. Achieving real power in parliament for the first time, Labour governments have acted responsibly, and are usually in accord with the views of a substantial majority of the British people. Such was not always the case. In \u003cem\u003eBritish Labour Seeks a Foreign Policy\u003c\/em\u003e, 1900-1940, Henry R. Winkler synthesizes twenty years'' study of the subject to offer the first full-scale treatment of the Labour Party''s evolution in foreign affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Labour Party came into existence at the beginning of the twentieth century to deal with the domestic problems of the working class, and it showed relatively little interest in foreign policy issues. In the aftermath of World War I, however, small groups of moderates made the case against the bitter rejection of the Versailles Treaty by many in the Labour Party and the trade union movement. Most of these argued that the League of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Background\u003cbr\u003e2. The First World War\u003cbr\u003e3. Labour and the Paris Settlement\u003cbr\u003e4. The First Labour Government\u003cbr\u003e5. The Locarno Era\u003cbr\u003e6. The Second Labour Government\u003cbr\u003e7. The Early 1930s\u003cbr\u003e8. The Triple Crisis\u003cbr\u003e9. The Chamberlain Factor\u003cbr\u003e10. Prelude to War\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577460429143,"sku":"9780765802644","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780765802644.jpg?v=1746095410","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/british-labour-seeks-a-foreign-policy-19001940-9780765802644","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}