From crisis to coalition : the Conservative Party, 1997-2010 / Peter Dorey, Mark Garnett and Andrew Denham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dorey, Peter, 1959-

Contributor:

Garnett, Mark, 1963-

Denham, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservative Party (Great Britain)--History--20th century.

Conservative Party (Great Britain).

Conservative Party (Great Britain)--History--21st century.

History.

Physical Description:

216 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

Not very many British academics support the Conservative Party, according to the authors, and that might account for the fact that studies of Labour are usually the chief focus of interest. Overshadowed and neglected--perhaps because scholars are afraid that their interest might be interpreted as support--the subject was taken up by three authors affiliated as follows: Peter Dorey (British politics, Cardiff U.), Mark Garnett (politics and international relations, Lancaster U.) and Andrew Denham (government, U. of Nottingham, UK). They provide history, a survey of key developments, and analysis--for an audience of students of British politics and general readers. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

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

Conclusion : The Art of the Political Comeback : New Labour and Cameron's Conservatives.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230542389

0230542387

OCLC:

694832938