Bücher von Henry Pelling

A Short History of the Labour Party is the classic account of the rise of the Labour Party from its foundation through to Tony Blair's second term as Prime Minister.

The Marshall Plan, originally proposed by General Marshall, the U.S. Secretary of State, as a means of providing dollars for the postwar recovery of Europe, operated for the four years 1948 to 1952. In this study based on both British and American sources (including for the first time the papers of the American 'Mission"" in London), Dr. Pelling examines the economic relations between the two countries in this period.

A survey of all the regions in Britain which considers how far politics in the period 1885-1910 can be analyzed in terms of religion, class, geographical area and other factors. The passing of the Third Reform Act meant that elections were less corrupt and that most adult males could vote.

For a study of modern Britain, 1885 is a reasonable starting point. Although the Victorian period was not yet over, the influence of the crown was not so great as to dictate the character of an age. Above all, the accepted assumptions of natural progress, prosperity, and social position were now increasingly being brought into question.