Conservatism for the Democratic Age: Conservative Cultures and the Challenge of Mass Politics in Early Twentieth Century England
Author:   David Thackeray ,  Bethan Hirst
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
ISBN:  

9780719087615


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   31 May 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Conservatism for the Democratic Age: Conservative Cultures and the Challenge of Mass Politics in Early Twentieth Century England


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This book offers a new interpretation of the Conservative party's revival and adaptation to democratic politics in the early twentieth century. New insights are provided into how the Conservatives met the challenges provided by class, gender and regional identities and the means by which the party adapted to innovations made by their opponents. -- .

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Author:   David Thackeray ,  Bethan Hirst
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780719087615


ISBN 10:   0719087619
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   31 May 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Politics in a democratic age Edwardian politics 1. Responding to the Edwardian crisis of Unionism 2. The working man's pint and the housewife's budget 3. The challenge of class politics 4. Cultures of Unionism The First World War 5. Rowdiness and respectability 6. Labour, civic associations and the new democracy 7. 'Country before party' From the Armistice to Baldwin 8. The peaceable man and the prudent housewife 9. The multiple identities of anti-socialism 10. Baldwin's party? Conclusion Biographical Appendix Bibliography -- .

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Scholars of the history of the Conservative Party cannot afford to ignore this book, which demonstrates just how much more we have to learn about the party's efforts to adapt to modern democracy. -- Mark Klobas. Political Studies Review


Scholars of the history of the Conservative Party cannot afford to ignore this book, which demonstrates just how much more we have to learn about the party's efforts to adapt to modern democracy. -- .


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David Thackeray is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Exeter

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