'New Statesman': Portrait of a Political Weekly 1913-1931

by Adrian Smith (Editor)

Overview

This volume reveals how a fledgling Fabian journal came to play a key role in the growth of the modern Labour Party. The author compares its first journalists with later generations of editors and writers and rediscovers the early, and lasting, importance of the British Left's best-known magazine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714641690
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/01/1996
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Adrian Smith

Table of Contents

Political Studies- "...cleverly integrates the intellectual flavour of the early Labour Party with that of the then developing New Statesman."



Albion- "Smith writes well, and his concise, epigrammatic prose enlivens the book enormously."



English Historical Review- "Smith"s account is generally authoritative and engagingly written."



New Statesman and Society- " an illuminating- and surprisingly entertaining- book"



The Financial Times- " Adrian Smith aims to "rehabilitate:" the pre-Martin New Statesman and he makes a good job of it"



The Times Higher Education Supplement- " a lucid, readable book"



Choice-" Those who appreciate a clear, perceptive, and meticulously crafted book will applaud Smith"s work

Editorial Reviews

Provides a detailed history of how a fledgling weekly, founded in 1913, came to play a key role in the growth of Britain's modern Labour Party, placing the early New Statesman in the context of its eight turbulent decades as the flagship of the left, and comparing the paper's early journalists with those of later generations. Draws on interviews with participants as well as public and personal papers. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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