Corbyn : the crisis of British politics /
"Where did he come from, and what chance does he have? This book tells the story of how Corbyn's rise was made possible by the long decline of Labour and a deep crisis of British democracy. It surveys the makeshift coalition of trade unionists, young and precarious workers, and students, w...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; Brooklyn, NY :
Verso,
2016.
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| Summary: | "Where did he come from, and what chance does he have? This book tells the story of how Corbyn's rise was made possible by the long decline of Labour and a deep crisis of British democracy. It surveys the makeshift coalition of trade unionists, young and precarious workers, and students, who rallied to Corbyn. It shows how a novel social media campaign turned the media's 'Project Fear' on its head, making a virtue of every accusation they threw at him. And finally it asks, with all the artillery that is still ranged against Corbyn, and given the crisis-ridden Labour Party that he has inherited, what it would mean for him to succeed"-- |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 248 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781784785314 1784785318 |