{"product_id":"9780745633305","title":"New Labour","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNew Labour\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStephen Driver | Luke Martell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ International Relations \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn May 2005 the Labour Party led by Tony Blair won an unprecedented third term in power. After eight years in government its achievements were many. But there was controversy too, not least the decision to support the United States in the invasion of Iraq. The Blair government promised to be different both at home and abroad. New Labour would move social democratic politics on in the face of a rapidly changing world. It would also take British politics and policy-making beyond Thatcherism. But how successful has it been? \u003cp\u003eIn this second edition of the widely praised \u003ci\u003eNew Labour: Politics after Thatcherism\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephen Driver and Luke Martell explore the origins of New Labour and examine in detail the Labour government's record in power. They argue that this record bears the imprint of the reforms to the British state and society made under successive Conservative administrations. At the same time, New Labour has taken British politics and public policy in directions that reflect the party's progressive, liberal and social democratic past. New Labour is post-Thatcherite.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe completely revised second edition of New Labour contains:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- An accessible and comprehensive account of New Labour politics\u003cbr\u003e - Up-to-date policy chapters on economic, social and constitutional affairs\u003cbr\u003e - A new chapter on European and foreign policies\u003cbr\u003e - An original and critical interpretation of New Labour and the future of social democratic politics in Britain, Europe and other parts of the world\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second edition of \u003ci\u003eNew Labour\u003c\/i\u003e will be an invaluable resource for students of politics, sociology and other social sciences, those involved in public policy and public affairs and anyone looking for an accessible guide to New Labour and the Blair government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eStephen Driver\u003c\/b\u003e is Principal Lecturer in Social Sciences at Roehampton University.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuke Martell\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Sociology at the University of Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 August 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745633305\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311133651084,"sku":"9780745633305","price":65.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745633305_4d30d2d0-ac09-4e22-86c6-19bce0ec84ba.jpg?v=1780233699","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780745633305","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}