British Political Parties An up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to the development and organization of political parties in Britian and their role in British political life. For each of the three major British parties, Fisher provides details of the organization, internal elections, funding, ideology, groups and factions, details of the backgrounds of their Mps and candidates and an account of their recent history. Similar details are also provided for other parties in the British political system, no tably nationalist parties. These details are set in context with an overview of the development of the British party system and an analysis of the role parties play in contemporary British politics. Looks at the make-up of party membership and party electoral performance. An appendix details British and European election results. British PoliticsA Harvester Wheatsheaf Book. |
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Contents
The development of the British party system | 8 |
Factors influencing the development of the party system | 15 |
THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY | 33 |
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| Title | British Political Parties Contemporary political studies series |
| Author | Justin Fisher |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1996 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Oct 16, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0133538060, 9780133538069 |
| Length | 223 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Europe / Great Britain Political Science / Political Process / Political Parties |
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