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Intro -- Copyright -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Never a Child, 1856-78 -- 2 Journalist and Trade Unionist, 1879-86 -- 3 From Scottish Liberals to Scottish Labour, 1887-88 -- 4 Keir Hardie MP, 1889-95 -- 5 Fight with Lord Overtoun -- Friendship with the TUC, 1895-1900 -- 6 South Africa and South Wales -- an MP again, 1900-1905 -- 7 Socialist, Party Leader, Traveller, 1906-1909 -- 8 Class War and World War, 1910-1915 -- 9 The Man and His Legacy -- 10 Epilogue -- Sources and Bibliography -- References -- Index

First published in 1978. This book is an essay in labour biography. Labour leaders of the nineteenth century are often enigmatic personalities, and James Keir Hardie is no exception. The main purpose of this study is to penetrate the heart of the enigma that is Kier Hardie. Why does he remain so puzzling? The author explores Hardie's childhood and his interest and involvement within the Labour Party. This title will be of interest to students of politics and history.

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Keir Hardie and the Right to Childhood -- Chapter 2 Then and now: Precarious Employment and Mechanisation from Keir Hardie to Today -- Chapter 3 Trade Unions and the Labour Party -- Chapter 4 Keir Hardie and Municipal Socialism -- Chapter 5 Black Diamonds by 'The Trapper' -- Chapter 6 Serfdom to Socialism: Volition is the Key -- Chapter 7 Keir Hardie, Women's Suffrage and Women's Inequality -- Chapter 8 Hardie and Ireland -- Chapter 9 James Keir Hardie as Critic of Empire -- Chapter 10 Keir Hardie, Eugene Debs and the Transatlantic Connection -- Afterword -- Endnotes.