A History of Conservative Politics Since 1830

The second edition of this successful text has beenthoroughly updated to take into account recent research, and now begins at 1830. Charmley examines the history of the party and takes the story through the recent ''wilderness years'' following the 1997 election fiasco, right up to David Cameron''s leadership.>

List of contents

The Making of the Conservative Coalition: Salisbury and the Home Rule Crisis
The Conservative Ascendancy 1886-1902
Balfourian Dog Days
Over the Top with Bonar Law
Coming to Terms with the Democracy: or the Importance of Being Baldwin
Chamberlain and Company
Churchill: Triumph and Tragedy
Refashioning the Image
The Era of 'Supermac'
Decline and Fall?
Mrs. Thatcher to the Rescue
The Iron Lady Rusts
In the Shadows: Major Disasters
After the Ball was Over
The Search for a 'New Conservatism'
Appendix
Notes and References
Bibliogaphy
Index.

About the author

John Charmley

Product details

• Authors: John Charmley
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.03.2008
• EAN: 9780333929735
• ISBN: 978-0-333-92973-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: British Studies; British Studies Series; British Studies; British Studies Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; B, History, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History