國立高雄大學圖資館 |

Language: English

Back

The language of progressive politics...

Great Britain

The language of progressive politics in modern Britain

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The language of progressive politics in modern Britainby Emily Robinson.
Author:	Robinson, Emily.
Published:	London :Palgrave Macmillan UK :2017.
Description:	xvi, 308 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Political partiesHistory20th century.Great Britain
Subject:	Great BritainEconomic policy1979-1997.
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50664-1
ISBN:	9781137506641$q(electronic bk.)

The language of progressive politics in modern Britain
Robinson, Emily.

The language of progressive politics in modern Britain[electronic resource] /by Emily Robinson. - London :Palgrave Macmillan UK :2017. - xvi, 308 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Being Progressive -- Chapter 2. Two Natural and Inevitable Parties? -- Chapter 3. Municipal Enterprise: Contesting the Liberal Tradition -- Chapter 4. The Pageant of Parliament: Politics in the Age of Modernism -- Chapter 5. Puzzled People: Making Sense of Modernity -- Chapter 6. Party Games: Realignments and Revisionism -- Chapter 7. The Rhetoric of Change: Modernisation and its Discontents -- Chapter 8. Conclusion: The Consequences of Progressive Thinking -- Bibliography.

This book traces the word 'progressive' through modern British history, from the Enlightenment to Brexit. It explores the shifting meanings of this term and the contradictory political projects to which it has been attached. It also places this political language in its cultural context, asking how it relates to ideas about progressive social development, progressive business, and progressive rock music. 'Progressive' is often associated with a centre-left political tradition, but this book shows that this was only ever one use of the term - and one that was heavily contested even from its inception. The power of the term 'progressive' is that it appears to anticipate the future. This can be politically and culturally valuable, but it is also dangerous. The suggestion that there is only one way forward has led to fear and doubt, anger and apathy, even amongst those who would like to consider themselves 'progressive people'.

ISBN: 9781137506641$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1057/978-1-137-50664-1doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

391935
Political parties
--History--Great Britain--20th century.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

381151
Great Britain
--Economic policy--1979-1997.

LC Class. No.: JN231 / .R63 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 320.941

The language of progressive politics in modern Britain
LDR:02413nmm a2200313 a 4500 001 507474
003 DE-He213
005 20170824165026.0
006 m d
007 cr nn 008maaau
008 171030s2017 enk s 0 eng d
020 $a 9781137506641$q(electronic bk.)
020 $a 9781137506610$q(paper)
024 7 $a 10.1057/978-1-137-50664-1 $2 doi
035 $a 978-1-137-50664-1
040 $a GP $c GP
041 0 $a eng
050 4 $a JN231 $b .R63 2017
072 7 $a HBJD1 $2 bicssc
072 7 $a HIS015000 $2 bisacsh
082 0 4 $a 320.941 $2 23
090 $a JN231 $b .R658 2017
100 1 $a Robinson, Emily. $3 774119
245 1 4 $a The language of progressive politics in modern Britain $h [electronic resource] / $c by Emily Robinson.
260 $a London : $b Palgrave Macmillan UK : $b Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2017.
300 $a xvi, 308 p. : $b ill., digital ; $c 24 cm.
505 0 $a Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Being Progressive -- Chapter 2. Two Natural and Inevitable Parties? -- Chapter 3. Municipal Enterprise: Contesting the Liberal Tradition -- Chapter 4. The Pageant of Parliament: Politics in the Age of Modernism -- Chapter 5. Puzzled People: Making Sense of Modernity -- Chapter 6. Party Games: Realignments and Revisionism -- Chapter 7. The Rhetoric of Change: Modernisation and its Discontents -- Chapter 8. Conclusion: The Consequences of Progressive Thinking -- Bibliography.
520 $a This book traces the word 'progressive' through modern British history, from the Enlightenment to Brexit. It explores the shifting meanings of this term and the contradictory political projects to which it has been attached. It also places this political language in its cultural context, asking how it relates to ideas about progressive social development, progressive business, and progressive rock music. 'Progressive' is often associated with a centre-left political tradition, but this book shows that this was only ever one use of the term - and one that was heavily contested even from its inception. The power of the term 'progressive' is that it appears to anticipate the future. This can be politically and culturally valuable, but it is also dangerous. The suggestion that there is only one way forward has led to fear and doubt, anger and apathy, even amongst those who would like to consider themselves 'progressive people'.
650 0 $a Political parties $z Great Britain $x History $y 20th century. $3 391935
650 0 $a Political parties $z Great Britain $x History $y 21st century. $3 583775
650 0 $a Rhetoric $x Political aspects. $3 288974
650 1 4 $a History. $3 263737
650 2 4 $a History of Britain and Ireland. $3 739805
650 2 4 $a Cultural History. $3 742092
650 2 4 $a Political History. $3 739837
650 2 4 $a History of Modern Europe. $3 747753
650 2 4 $a British Politics. $3 742442
651 0 $a Great Britain $x Economic policy $y 1979-1997. $3 381151
710 2 $a SpringerLink (Online service) $3 273601
773 0 $t Springer eBooks
856 4 0 $u http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50664-1
950 $a History (Springer-41172)