Conservatism for the democratic age: Conservative cultures and the challenge of mass politics in early twentieth-century England - Couverture rigide

Thackeray, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0719087619 ISBN 13 : 9780719087615

Editeur : Manchester University Press, 2013

Synopsis

This book offers a new interpretation of the Conservative party's revival and adaptation to democratic politics in the early twentieth century. We cannot appreciate the Conservatives' unique success in British politics without exploring the dramatic cultural transformation which occurred within the party during the early decades of the century. This was a seminal period in which key features of the modern Conservative party emerged: a mass women's organisation, a focus on addressing the voter as a consumer, targeted electioneering strategies, and the use of modern media to speak to a mass audience.

This book provides the first substantial attempt to assess the Conservatives' adaptation to democracy across the early twentieth century from a cultural perspective and will appeal to academics and students with an interest in the history of political communication, gender and class in modern Britain.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Thackeray is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Exeter

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Manchester University Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0719087619
• ISBN 13: 9780719087615
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 232
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• Personne responsable: non disponible