Product Description: With the contemporary political terrain less favorable to the Conservatives, Philip Lynch asks whether "Conservative Britain" is no more. He examines how new forms of governance, questions of identity, European integration, economic change and social trends have eroded Conservative hegemony...read more

Product Description: This highly popular textbook has been written specifically to meet the needs of AS students, providing comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date coverage of core topics in AS government and politics. Carefully structured around the specifications, the textbook combines authoritative discussion with the latest facts and figures...read more

Product Description: Having been the dominant force in British politics in the twentieth century, the Conservative Party in UK suffered its heaviest general election defeats in 1997 and 2001. This book explores the party's current crisis and assesses the Conservatives' failure to mount a political recovery under the leadership of William Hague...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Analyses the likely future of the EU following next year's Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) which is likely to be even more significant for the future of Europe than the Maastricht Treaty. Since Maastricht it has become clear that future developments are less certain with regard to the EU and integration...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: For over a century the Conservative Party has been identified as the patriotic party defending the nation state and British identity. Thatcherism sought to rework the Conservative politics of nationhood in the light of changed circumstances, but the Thatcher and Major Governments faced significant problems managing the Union, European integration and a multicultural society...read more