A History of Conservative Politics, 1900-1996 - Hardcover

Charmley, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312161263 ISBN 13: 9780312161262

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1996

Synopsis

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.

About this title

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.

Review:

'Intelligent, impressive, chatty and fun.' --Sunday Times

'Witty...never dull.' --Times Literary Supplement

'Entertaining.' --Sunday Telegraph

'Lively, dashing history of Conservative politics in the 20th century.' --The Guardian

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0312161263
• ISBN 13: 9780312161262
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 283