The Conservatives - A History

by Robin Harris

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The only single-volume history of the Conservative Party available, written by the ultimate insider and acclaimed historian Robin Harris

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The Conservatives - A History Hardback ISBN: 9780593065112 Published: 15/11/2011 Imprint: Bantam Press Extent: 640 pages Subject: British & Irish history $85.00 RRP Buy Now
The Conservatives - A History EBook ISBN: 9781409032748 Published: 15/11/2011 Imprint: Transworld Digital Extent: 640 pages Subject: British & Irish history $85.00 RRP Buy Now
The Conservatives - A History Trade Paperback ISBN: 9780593065532 Published: 15/09/2012 Imprint: Bantam Press Extent: 448 pages Subject: British & Irish history $39.95 RRP Buy Now

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The history of the Conservative party has, extraordinarily, never been written in a single-volume, accessible form. There are academic but dull multi-volume accounts and a multitude of smaller books with limited historical scope. But now, Robin Harris, Margaret Thatcher's speechwriter and the ultimate party insider, has produced this authoritative but lively history book which tells the whole story and fills a gaping hole in Britain's historiographical record.Taking as his starting point the larger than life personalities of the Conservative Party's leaders and prime ministers since its inception, Robin Harris's book also analyses the interconnected themes and issues which have dominated Conservative politics over the years. The careers of Peel, Disraeli, Salisbury, Baldwin, Chamberlain, Churchill, Eden, Macmillan, Heath, Thatcher, Major, Hague and Cameron together amount to an alternative history of Britain since the early nineteenth century. This landmark book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in history or politics, in who we were and why we are the nation we are today.

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