A History of Conservative Politics, 1900–1996

A controversial book, describing the role of the Conservative party and attempting to account for its success. With their fundamental distrust of change, how is it that the Conservatives have so successfully coped with it? John Charmley has written an entertaining but fair account of one of the prin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Charmley, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Macmillan Education UK 1996, 1996
Series:British Studies Series
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:A controversial book, describing the role of the Conservative party and attempting to account for its success. With their fundamental distrust of change, how is it that the Conservatives have so successfully coped with it? John Charmley has written an entertaining but fair account of one of the principal forces in modern British history from the age of Lord Salisbury to that of John Major. It is illuminated throughout by a concentration upon the men (and the woman) who charted the party through a century of warfare and welfare
Physical Description:VII, 283 p online resource
ISBN:9781349249329