02805nam 2200589 450 991078939840332120200520144314.00-19-165423-X(CKB)3710000000089324(EBL)1635569(SSID)ssj0001153848(PQKBManifestationID)11643633(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001153848(PQKBWorkID)11161513(PQKB)11271745(Au-PeEL)EBL1635569(CaPaEBR)ebr10838970(CaONFJC)MIL577329(OCoLC)870950920(MiAaPQ)EBC1635569(EXLCZ)99371000000008932420140308h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBritish general elections since 1964 diversity, dealignment and disillusion /Mark Garnett, David DenverFirst edition.New York :Oxford University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (242 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-967333-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; British General Elections since 1964; Copyright; Preface; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; 1 Introduction; 2 The Way Things Were: Elections, 1964-70; 3 'Decade of Dealignment': Elections, 1974-9; 4 Conservative Hegemony? Elections, 1983-92; 5 The Triumph of New Labour: Elections, 1997-2005; 6 From Blair to Brown to Cameron and Clegg: 2005-10 and Aft er; 7 Conclusion: Diversity, Dealignment, and Disillusion; References; IndexDespite a recent decline in voter turnout, British general elections are still the centrepiece of Britain's liberal democracy and their results make a real difference to every British citizen. They command strong media interest long before their dates are announced and even uneventful campaigns dominate the headlines. The 2010 general election saw the first direct televised debates between the main party leaders, adding further interest to a battle which was always likely to be close. The result was a 'hung parliament' and the first British coalition government since 1945. However, as this booElectionsGreat BritainHistory20th centuryElectionsGreat BritainGreat BritainPolitics and government1945-ElectionsHistoryElections324.941085Denver D. T1121726Denver D. T1121726MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789398403321British general elections since 19643855657UNINA