Conservative Century: The Conservative Party since 1900
Anthony Seldon and Stuart Ball
Abstract
The Conservative Party has been the dominant force in twentieth-century British politics. On its own, or as the predominant partner in a coalition, it has held power for more than 60 years since 1900. Despite this, it has been the most neglected and misunderstood of all the main parties. This book attempts to survey the history and politics of the Conservative Party across the whole of the twentieth century, from the ‘Khaki’ election of 1900 to John Major's victory of 1992, and beyond. Traditional boundaries between history and political science have been ignored, with each of the team of cont ... More
The Conservative Party has been the dominant force in twentieth-century British politics. On its own, or as the predominant partner in a coalition, it has held power for more than 60 years since 1900. Despite this, it has been the most neglected and misunderstood of all the main parties. This book attempts to survey the history and politics of the Conservative Party across the whole of the twentieth century, from the ‘Khaki’ election of 1900 to John Major's victory of 1992, and beyond. Traditional boundaries between history and political science have been ignored, with each of the team of contributors pursuing a theme within three main areas: the composition and structure of the Party; its ideas, policies, and actions in government; and its public image and sources of support in the country. The essays are based upon new research, in particular in the Conservative Party archives.
Keywords:
Conservative Party,
British politics,
coalition
Bibliographic Information
Print publication date: 1994 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780198202387 |
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2011 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202387.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Anthony Seldon, editor
The Institute of Contemporary British History
Stuart Ball, editor
University of Leicester
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