Editors:
- Examines how and why Heath acquired the leadership of the Conservative Party
- Re-considers the central policy objectives of the Heath premiership
- Sheds new light in relation to the constraints and options facing the Heath administration thanks to new archival material
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership (PSPL)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book explores the political and intellectual significance of Edward Heath’s leadership of the Conservative Party. It contains a series of original and distinctive chapters that feature extensive archival materials and original insights from leading political scientists and historians. The volume contributes significantly to our understanding of Conservative Party politics, leadership, and conservatism more broadly.
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Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Politics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Andrew S. Roe-Crines
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Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Timothy Heppell
About the editors
Andrew S. Roe-Crines is Senior Lecturer of British Politics at the University of Liverpool, UK.
Timothy Heppell is Associate Professor of British Politics at the University of Leeds, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Policies and Politics Under Prime Minister Edward Heath
Editors: Andrew S. Roe-Crines, Timothy Heppell
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53673-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53672-5Published: 11 December 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53675-6Published: 12 December 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-53673-2Published: 10 December 2020
Series ISSN: 2947-5821
Series E-ISSN: 2947-583X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 446
Topics: Political Leadership, History of Britain and Ireland, Political History, European Politics