The Labour Party in Britain and Norway

Elections and the Pursuit of Power Between the World Wars

David Redvaldsen

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9781848855403
• eBook ISBN: 9780857719522
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: British History
• Index: Politics & International Relations

In the aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution of 1917, the nature, aims and trajectories of the Labour parties of Europe were fundamentally altered and transformed. In this compelling and thoughtful analysis of the Labour parties of Britain and Norway, David Redvaldsen offers an insight into the successes and failures of these two parties as they faced the challenges of the economic and political situation of the interwar era and their relentless pursuit of power. Redvaldsen asks what made each party successful, and by proposing that the Labour Party of Norway was the more successful of the two, draws important conclusions that have resonance for the study of political parties in general. It will thus be of utmost relevance not only to students and researchers of left-wing politics, but also to those interested in the nature of the pursuit of power itself in the crucial interwar period.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Content
• List of Illustrations
• List of Maps
• List of Tables
• List of Abbreviations
• Note on Translation
• Maps
• Preface
• 1. Comparative History and the Two parties
• 2. Before the Depression: The Parliamentary Elections of 1929 and 1930
• 3. The Turning Point: Britain in 1931 and Norway in 1933
• 4. Consolidation: The Parliamentary Elections of 1935 and 1936
• 5. The British and Norwegian Labour Parties in the Interwar Period
• Notes
• Appendices
• Bibliography
• Index