Recovering Power

The Conservatives in Opposition Since 1867

S. Ball (Herausgeber)

Anthony Seldon (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

287 Seiten

2005
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-4039-3242-6 (ISBN)

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The Conservative Party's periods in opposition have been of crucial importance. In the first study to examine the topic as a whole, leading authorities present new evidence and interpretations. The book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the Conservative Party and of opposition in modern British politics.

The Conservative Party's periods in opposition have been of crucial importance. They have seen major changes in direction, and often been the springboard for recovering power. There have also been leadership crises and bitter divisions, and recovery was never inevitable. In the first study to examine the topic as a whole, leading authorities present new evidence and interpretations. The book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the Conservative Party and of opposition in modern British politics.

STUART BALL is Reader in History at the University of Leicester. His publications include Baldwin and the Conservative Party (1988), The Conservative Party and British Politics 1902-1951 (1995), Winston Churchill (2003), and (with Anthony Seldon) Conservative Century: The Conservative Party since 1900 (1994). ANTHONY SELDON is the Founding Director of the Institute of Contemporary British History and Headmaster of Brighton College, UK.

Introduction: Conservatives in Opposition; S.Ball & A.Seldon The Disraelian Achievement: 1868-1874; A.Hawkins A New Style and Content: 1880-1885 and 1886; D.Steele Opposition from Strength: 1892-1895; D.Steele Faction and Failure: 1905-1910; F.Coetzee The Constitution in Suspense:1911-1915; D.Dutton Democracy and the Rise of Labour: 1924 and 1929-1931; S.Ball The New Conservatism? 1945-1951; D.Willetts Planning for Power: 1964-1970; M.Garnett The Making of Thatcherism: 1974-1979; D.Kavanagh The Conservatives in Opposition since 1997; A.Seldon

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.3.2005
Zusatzinfo	IX, 287 p.
Verlagsort	Gordonsville
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
ISBN-10	1-4039-3242-5 / 1403932425
ISBN-13	978-1-4039-3242-6 / 9781403932426
Zustand	Neuware