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The foundations of the British Conservative Party : essays on conservatism from Lord Salisbury to David Cameron /
This book provides a range of essays on aspects of the British Conservative Party from the late 19th century to the present day. It offers fresh perspectives on Margaret Thatcher and Thatcherism; Britain and Europe; UK policy towards Ireland; Conservatism and reform, and the conservative ideology, t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements; Foreword; Contributor Information; Introduction; Origins of modern conservatism; Foundations of the modern Conservative Party; Section 1 The Conservative Ideal; Chapter 1 The Principles of British Conservatism from Balfour to Heath, c.1910-75; Human nature and the fallacy of reason; The nature of society; Change and tradition; Freedom, authority and the state; Conclusion; Chapter 2 The Conservative Dialectic of Margaret Thatcher's First Term; Conservatism; Liberalism and conservatism: A marriage made in heaven?; The conservative critique of Thatcher.
- The hazard of the dry: Differing rationales for resisting the wets' conservative critiqueExamination of the evidence; The Thatcher governments after 1983; Conclusion; Section 2 The Conservatives and the Union; Chapter 3 Tory Rebels and Tory Democracy: The Ulster Crisis, 1900-14; 'An outrage on democracy'; 'Every vote for the Liberal is a vote for Civil War'; Conclusion; Chapter 4 The Conservative Party and the Irish Question, c.1885-2010; From home rule to partition; The Troubles; The future?; Section 3 Looking Beyond Westminster.
- Chapter 5 Machinations of the Centre-Right and British Engagement with the Pan-European Ideal, 1929-48Pan-Europa; The impact of Briand; A Conservative engages with Europe
- Leo Amery; A Liberal engages with Europe
- Andrew MacFadyean; The onset of war; The American connection; After 1945; Major donors to the UEM, 1948-49
- of a £21,116 total106; Chapter 6 The Conservatives and Local Government: Reform, Localism and the Big Society since 1888; Conservatism and local government
- developing local governance as we know it.
- A Conservative approach to organizing power at the local level
- the creation of county councilsThe balance of power between central and local government
- financing local governance; The Conservatives and localism as a philosophy
- Cameron's construct?; The Big Society and beyond; Conclusion; Section 4 Conservatism and Party Politics; Chapter 7 Coalition Blues: The Conservatives, the Liberals and Conservative-Liberal Coalitions in Britain since 1895; The growing challenge of Labour; The prospect of fusion; Seeking to maintain a distinct identity; The beginning of the end.
- Reluctant Liberal withdrawal, 1932Chapter 8 How to Put 'the People First': Conservative Conceptions of Reform Before and After the Second World War; The Keynesian background; The war; The TRC and Beveridge; Burke and Hayek; Keeping a lid on the right; Beyond the war; Section 5 The Future of Conservatism; Chapter 9 The Limits of Power: Conservative Experience and Opportunity; Chapter 10 Neo-Orthodoxy: Conservative Economic Policy in the Twenty-First Century; Conclusion
- Where Next?; The state of the party; Gaining office; Coalition politics; Index.