The conservative party and the nation : Union, England and Europe / Arthur Aughey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aughey, Arthur, author.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

New perspectives on the right

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Politics and government--2007-.

Great Britain.

Politics and government.

Conservative Party (Great Britain).

Physical Description:

viii, 189 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018.

Summary:

"This book re-examines the claim of the Conservative Party to be the 'national party' and in its politics to express the enduring 'national interest'. It explores the historical character of the Conservative Party, in particular the significance of the nation in its self-understanding. It addresses the political culture of the modern party, one which proclaims a Unionist vocation but rests mainly on English support, and considers how the Englishness of the party is reconciled with the politics of British statecraft. It considers the constitutional challenges which the Conservative Party faces in managing a changing Union, in negotiating a changing Europe and in defining a changing national interest. The book is essential reading not only for students and scholars of the Conservative Party but also for those who want to make sense of the transformations taking place in modern British politics." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prelude: Conservatives and Conservatism

Conservatism and the party

Conservatism and the nation

Conservative nation revisited

Conservatives: class and nation

Conservatives and the British question

Conservatives and the English question

Conservatives and the European question

Postscript: Conservatism confounded.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-184) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Aughey, Arthur. Conservative Party and the nation.

ISBN:

1526101378

9781526101372

OCLC:

1004129286