| Choosing a Leader: Party Leadership Contests in Britain from MacMillan to Blair 1996 Edition Contributor(s): Stark, L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 033365336X ISBN-13: 9780333653364 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | World - European |
| Dewey: 324.241 |
| LCCN: 95036940 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.67 lbs) 246 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This fascinating study contains important new information and original insights into a poorly-understood political phenomenon: contests for party leadership. It describes, in far greater detail than has appeared before, the frequently bitter struggles over leadership selection which have plagued the Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Social Democratic, and Liberal Democrat parties. Based on extensive interviewing with former party leaders, and careful analysis of leadership contests in each party, the book concludes that leadership selection rules rarely affect who stands for party leadership or who wins the contests. |