Research Catalog

Title

The Tories and Europe / John Turner.

Author

Turner, John, 1949 May 18-

Publication

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2000.

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Details

Description

xi, 283 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

John Turner examines the way in which the issue of Europe has led to a schism within the Conservative Party, contributing to the party's election defeat in 1997, and how issues of sovereignty and federalism continue to preoccupy the party.

Series Statement

Political analyses

Uniform Title

Political analyses

Subject

• Tory Party (Great Britain)
• European Union
• European Union
• British Conservative and Unionist Party
• Since 1979
• Conservateurs
• UE/CE Relations internes
• Politique
• International relations
• Politics and government
• Außenpolitik
• Europäische Integration
• Great Britain > Politics and government > 1979-1997
• Great Britain > Politics and government > 1997-
• Great Britain > Relations > European Union countries
• European Union countries > Relations > Great Britain
• Royaume-Uni
• European Union countries
• Great Britain
• Europäische Union
• Großbritannien

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (o, 266-272) and index.

Contents

The Tories and the challenge of Europe -- Conservatism and the concept of Europe: Tory politics and the European idea -- Towards a Tory Europe? 1979-85: sovereignty, the budgetary issue and the single market -- The realisation of Tory doubts 1985-90: integration, Bruges and the ERM -- Tories in crisis 1990-97: federalism, Maastricht and electoral decline -- The Tories, Europe and electoral defeat -- Tories in opposition: Europe, New Labour and the Hague leadership.

ISBN

• 0719037956
• 9780719037955
• 0719037964
• 9780719037962

LCCN

99054942

OCLC

• ocm42692263
• 42692263
• SCSB-1136362

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library