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A History of Conservative Politics, 1900-1996

  • Textbook
  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. John Charmley

    1. University of East Anglia, England

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  • Charmley sells books His Churchill: The End to Glory sold ,500 copies in hardback in the UK, and his just published Churchill's Grand Alliance has already sold ,500
    By a long way the best short book on the Tories
    Published to coincide with the annual Conservative Party Conference
    Written in an extremely witty and accessible style
    Will be reviewed in all the major newspapers and political magazines

Part of the book series: British Studies Series (BRSS)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. The Conservative Tradition

    • John Charmley
    Pages 1-19

  3. Balfourian Dog Days

    • John Charmley
    Pages 21-43

  4. Over the Top with Bonar Law

    • John Charmley
    Pages 45-62

  5. Scalped by Baldwin

    • John Charmley
    Pages 63-83

  6. Chamberlain & Co.

    • John Charmley
    Pages 85-103

  7. Churchill’s Consensus

    • John Charmley
    Pages 105-121

  8. The New Model Tory Party?

    • John Charmley
    Pages 123-139

  9. A Conservative Consensus?

    • John Charmley
    Pages 141-161

  10. Decline and Fall

    • John Charmley
    Pages 163-180

  11. Selsdon Man and Grantham Woman

    • John Charmley
    Pages 181-200

  12. The Iron Lady

    • John Charmley
    Pages 201-217

  13. High Tide and After

    • John Charmley
    Pages 219-239

  14. Epilogue After the Ball was Over

    • John Charmley
    Pages 241-256

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 257-287
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About this book

A controversial book, describing the role of the Conservative party and attempting to account for its success. With their fundamental distrust of change, how is it that the Conservatives have so successfully coped with it? John Charmley has written an entertaining but fair account of one of the principal forces in modern British history from the age of Lord Salisbury to that of John Major. It is illuminated throughout by a concentration upon the men (and the woman) who charted the party through a century of warfare and welfare.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of East Anglia, England

    John Charmley

About the author

JOHN CHARMLEY is Senior Lecturer in English History at the University of East Anglia. His most recent books are Churchill: The End to Glory and Churchill's Grand Alliance.

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