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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: P. Dorey , M. Garnett , A. DenhamPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.477kg ISBN: 9780230542389ISBN 10: 0230542387 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 27 May 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction The Art of Losing Elections: the Conservative Party and 'statecraft', 1997-2005 The Conservative Party and Public Opinion, 1997-2010 Modernisation and its Critics: Ideological Repositioning under David Cameron, 2005-10 Building the House: Developing Conservative Policy, 2005-10 A 21st Century Party? Conservative 'Modernisation' and Organisational Reform, 1997-2010 The Conservatives in the 2010 General Election, and its Aftermath The Art of the Political Comeback: New Labour and Cameron's Conservatives BibliographyReviews'...this book is a welcome and useful addition to the scholarly work on the Conservative Party...Whilst retaining its academic credibility, the book is written in an accessible style which will ensure that it can appeal to a wide audience...Any student, or fellow academic seeking to analyse the recovering of the Conservatives under Cameron, would be seriously remiss if they did not engage with this work. In terms of how it fits in with the existing scholarly work on the Conservatives, and also on opposition politics, the book clearly has a huge value.' - Timothy Heppell, University of Leeds, Contemporary British History Author InformationPETER DOREY is Reader in British Politics at Cardiff University, UK. He has published extensively on aspects of the Conservative Party and his twelve books include The Conservative Party and the Trade Unions (1995), The Major Premiership (Editor, Palgrave Macmillan, 1999), British Conservatism and Trade Unionism, 1945-1964 (2009) and British Conservatism: The Politics and Philosophy of Inequality (2011). MARK GARNETT is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Lancaster University, UK. He is the author of several books on British Politics, including Exploring British Politics (3rd edition forthcoming, 2011), Whatever Happened to the Tories? (with Ian Gilmour, 1997), and Splendid! Splendid! The Authorized Biography of Willie Whitelaw (2002). ANDREW DENHAM is Reader in Government at the University of Nottingham, UK. He has written and published extensively on Conservative Party politics in the UK. His previous books include Think Tanks of the New Right (1996), Keith Joseph (co-authored with Mark Garnett, 2001) and Democratising Conservative Leadership Selection: From Grey Suits to Grass Roots (co-authored with Kieron O'Hara, 2008). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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