| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 272 pages) : illustrations |
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data file |
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polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
US Republicans: lessons for Conservatives? / Edward Ashbee -- Win or bust: the leadership gamble of William Hague / Mark Garnett -- Conservative parliamentary party / Philip Crowley and Mark Stuart -- Organisational reform and the extra-parliamentary party / Richard Kelly -- A question of definition? ideology and the Conservative Party, 1997-2001 / Mark Garnett -- Conservative policy under Hague / Peter Dorey -- Conservatives and Europe, 1997-2001 / Philip Lynch -- Scottish Conservatives, 1997-2001: from disaster to devolution and beyond / Peter Lynch -- The 2001 general election: so, no change there then? / David Broughton -- Reform of the Conservative Party / Lord Parkinson -- From values to policy: the Conservative challenge / Andrew Lansley MP -- Conservatives, 1997-2001: a party in crisis? / Ian Taylor MP -- Conservatives in crisis / Philip Lynch and Mark Garnett. |
| Summary |
"The Conservatives in crisis provides a timely and important analysis of the Conservative Party's spell in opposition following the 1997 general election. It includes chapters by leading academic experts on the party and commentaries by three senior Conservative politicians: Lord Parkinson, Andrew Lansley MP and Ian Taylor MP. Having been the dominant force in British politics in the twentieth century, the Conservative Party suffered its heaviest general election defeats in 1997 and 2001. This book explores the party's current crisis and assesses the Conservatives' failure to mount a political recovery under the leadership of William Hague. The Conservatives in crisis includes a detailed examination of the reform of the Conservative Party organisation, changes in ideology and policy, the party's electoral fortunes, and Hague's record as party leader. It also offers an innovative historical perspective on previous Conservative recoveries and a comparison with the revival of the US Republican Party. In the conclusion the editors assess the failures of the Hague period and examine the party's performance under Iain Duncan Smith. The Conservatives in crisis will be essential reading for students of contemporary British politics"--Publisher's description. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Conservative Party (Great Britain)
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Conservative Party (Great Britain) |
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Political science.
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Political science. |
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1997-2007.
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Great Britain. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1997-2007 |
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Since 1997 |
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Conservative |
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Tory |
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Hague |
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Politics |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Garnett, Mark, 1963-
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Lynch, Philip, 1967-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Conservatives in crisis. Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2003 (DLC) 2003058131 |
| ISBN |
1423706439 (electronic book) |
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9781423706434 (electronic book) |
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9781847790712 (electronic book) |
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1847790712 (electronic book) |
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0719063302 |
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9780719063305 |
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0719063310 |
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9780719063312 |
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