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Author:   Dr. Bradley W. Hart (California State University, USA) ,  Dr. Richard Carr (Anglia Ruskin University)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic USA
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.528kg
ISBN:  

9781441106148

ISBN 10:   1441106146
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 August 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Foreword The Rt. Hon. The Lord Carrington KG GCMG CH MC PC DL Contributor information Introduction Bradley W. Hart Origins of modern conservatism Foundations of the modern Conservative Party Section 1: The Conservative Ideal The Principles of British Conservatism from Balfour to Heath, c.1910-1975 Stuart Ball The Conservative Dialectic of Margaret Thatcher’s First Term Kieron O’Hara Section 2: The Conservatives and the Union Tory Rebels and Tory Democracy: The Ulster Crisis, 1900-1914 Robert Saunders The Conservative Party and the Irish Question, c. 1885-2010 Alan Macleod Section 3: Looking Beyond Westminster Machinations of the centre-right and British Engagement with the Pan-European Ideal, 1929-1948 Richard Carr and Bradley W. Hart The Conservatives and local government: reform, localism and the Big Society since 1888 Steven Howell Section 4: Conservatism and Party Politics Coalition Blues: The Conservatives, the Liberals and Conservative-Liberal Coalitions in Britain since 1895 Chris Wrigley How to Put ‘the People First’: Conservative Conceptions of Reform Before and After the Second World War Richard Carr Section 5: The future of Conservatism The Limits of Power: Conservative Experience and Opportunity The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH ACIB Neo-Orthodoxy: Conservative Economic Policy in the Twenty-First Century Irwin Stelzer Conclusion – Where next? Bradley W. Hart and Richard Carr Index

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The subject of this work is of importance to all interested in British politics - whether supportive of the Conservatives or not. This book, in helping stimulate discussion about where the party has been, enriches our understanding of where the party may go next. I commend it to broad attention. -- Lord Carrington, Former British Foreign Secretary And Secretary General, Nato Endorsement This thought-provoking collection unites leading experts, new researchers and an elder statesman to reconsider Britain's oldest surviving political party. Ideal reading for students and politicians alike. -- Dr Geoffrey Hicks, Senior Lecturer In Modern British History, University Of East Anglia, UK Endorsement

The subject of this work is of importance to all interested in British politics – whether supportive of the Conservatives or not. This book, in helping stimulate discussion about where the party has been, enriches our understanding of where the party may go next. I commend it to broad attention. -- Lord Carrington, former British Foreign Secretary and Secretary General, NATO * Endorsement * This thought-provoking collection unites leading experts, new researchers and an elder statesman to reconsider Britain's oldest surviving political party. Ideal reading for students and politicians alike. -- Dr Geoffrey Hicks, Senior Lecturer in Modern British History, University of East Anglia, UK * Endorsement * Understanding the UK Conservative Party, its past, present and future is of utmost relevance to all those studying British politics. This contribution represents an impressive array of views, is timely, and will most certainly have lasting value for those considering politicians from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher. -- Dr David J Hornsby, Lecturer in International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa * Endorsement * A varied collection of chapters... all of which have enough about them to engage the interest of readers keen either to find out more about the Conservative Party’s history or to test what they think they know already against a fresh take or two. Useful to anyone teaching courses on the Conservatives and conservatism, whether they ply their trade in Politics or History, [and] a collection that is well worth reading...for anyone with an interest in all things Conservative. * Twentieth Century British History, Tim Bale, Queen Mary University of London, UK * It is pleasing that this volume provides a particularly insightful, readable and relevant collection of essays on the ideological and historical foundations of the British Conservative Party. -- Tristan Martin, Newcastle University * Political Studies Review Volume 13, Issue 2 *

Author Information

Richard Carr is a Research Fellow in history at Anglia Ruskin University. Bradley W. Hart is a lecturer at California State University, Fresno.

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