We, the Nation: Conservative Party and the Pursuit of Power

by Andrew Davies (Author)

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  Paperback
  1996

  $5.91

  This work analyzes one of the most successful political organizations the world has ever seen. Since the election of 1945, the Conserative Party has been decisively defeated once (1966) but has recorded eight clear victories. This independent survey provides an assessment of the party, its development and the people who have made it what it is. It asks: what is the secret of the Tories' success?; party funding - where does it come from?; electioneering - how much is the party's success down to Labour's failure? This book seeks to answer these questions, so providing an insight into the changing face of British political and social life.

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  Hardcover
  1995

  $3.27

  From Sir Robert Peel to John Major, this is a survey of the Conservative Party, its development, and the people who have made it what it is. Among the topics discussed are the reasons for the party's success, party funding, and how much the success is due to Labour's failure. With assessment of the Conservatives' power-bases, and their relationships with the media, the monarchy and Europe, the author places the party in a socio-historical as well as a political context, and provides an insight into the changing face of British society and political life. A.J. Davies's other books include To Build a New Jerusalem , a history of the British Labour movement.