| Description |
1 online resource (194 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
9780719075087; 9780719075087; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Harold Macmillan; 2 Rab Butler and the One Nation Group; 3 Quintin Hogg, Lord Hailsham; 4 Enoch Powell; 5 Angus Maude; 6 Keith Joseph; 7 The traditionalists; 8 Ian Gilmour and the wets; 9 John Redwood; 10 David Willetts; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
This book outlines and evaluates the political thought of the Conservative Party through a detailed examination of its principal thinkers from Harold Macmillan to the present. Traditionally, the Conservative Party has been regarded as a vote-gathering machine rather than a vehicle for ideas. This book redresses the balance through a series of biographical essays examining the thought of those who have contributed most to the development of ideas within the party. The chapters benefit from archival research and interviews with leading Conservatives. The recent revival of Conservative fortunes ma. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Political science.
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Political science. |
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Political culture.
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Political culture. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hickson, Kevin, 1974-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Garnett, Mark Conservative thinkers : The key contributors to the political thought of the modern Conservative Party Manchester : Manchester University Press, c2009 9780719075087 |
| ISBN |
9781847792990 electronic book |
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1847792995 electronic book |
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9780719075087 hardback |
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