Socialism and the land question: Public ownership and control in labour party policy, 1918-1950s

The Land Question in Britain, 1750-1950

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 237-256

  Griffiths, Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230248472     Document Type: Chapter

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