Conservatism for the Democratic Age: Conservative Cultures and the Challenge of Mass Politics in Early Twentieth Century England

by David Thackeray

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719087619
• ISBN13: 9780719087615
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"