Time and British politics: Memory, the present and teleology in the politics of New Labour

British Politics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-216

  Randall, Nick ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Labour Party; Memory; New Labour; Old Labour; Speed; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 68549107793     PISSN: 1746918X     EISSN: 17469198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/bp.2009.4     Document Type: Article

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