The Political Culture of the Left in Britain,

Exploring relationships between politics, the people and social change, this book assesses the fortunes mainly of Labor, but also of the Communist Party and the New Left in postwar Britain. Using concepts like political culture, it looks at the left's articulation of "affluence": consumerism, youth culture, America, TV, advertising and its disappointment at the people under the impact of such changes. It also examines party organization, socialist thinking and the use of new communication techniques like TV, advertising and opinion polling.

Lawrence Black is Research Fellow in Modern British History at the University of Bristol.

General Editor's Preface

vi

Acknowledgements

vii

Abbreviations

ix

Introduction

1

(11)

Identities

12

(29)

Branch Life

41

(24)

Socialism and Social Change I: Youth, Culture and America

65

(29)

Socialism and Social Change II: TV, Advertising, Consumerism and Lifestyle

94

(30)

Must Labour Lose? Revisionism and the `Affluent Worker'

124

(31)

Political Communication

155

(33)

Conclusions

188

(7)

Notes

195

(47)

Select Bibliography

242

(12)

Index

254

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