Conservative Nation - Hardcover

Gamble, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0710080085 ISBN 13: 9780710080080

Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul Books, 1974

Synopsis

Since the 1880s, the Conservative party has been an important political force in Britain. In this study of Conservative ideology since the end of Second World War, first published in 1974, Andrew Gamble considers the nature of Conservative party opinion, and the factors that have accounted for its success. The adaptation of the party post-1945 is discussed, as well as the ascendancy of the Right progressives in the leadership, and the challenge of the Whigs and Imperialists. Finally, the book includes a discussion of the fluctuations within the Conservative Government between 1970 and 1974, with an account of what Gamble believes to have been ultimately a failure. A rigorous and comprehensive analysis of Conservative thought and policy, this study will be of particular value to those with an interest in the history of British Conservative politics and government.

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About the Author:

Andrew Gamble is Professor of Politics, Head of the Department of Politics and International Studies, and a Fellow of Queens' College at the University of Cambridge. He has published widely on British politics, public policy and political economy and his book, Between Europe and America, won the W. J. M. Mackenzie Prize for the best book published in political science in 2003. In 2005 he was awarded the PSA Isaiah Berlin prize for Lifetime Contribution to Political Studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
• Publication date: 1974
• ISBN 10: 0710080085
• ISBN 13: 9780710080080
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 350