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- Conservative orators: From Baldwin to Cameron
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Manchester University Press
summary
How do leading Conservative politicians strive to communicate with and influence the electorate? Why have some been more effective than others in advancing their personal positions and ideological agendas? How do they seek to connect with their audience in different settings, such as the party conference, House of Commons, and through the media? This book draws analytical inspiration from the Aristotelian modes of persuasion to shine new and insightful light upon the articulation of British conservatism, examining the oratory and rhetoric of twelve key figures from Conservative Party politics. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field and explores how its subject attempted to use oratory to advance their agenda within the party and beyond. This is the first book to analyse Conservative Party politics in this way, and marks an important new departure in the analysis of British politics.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Contributors
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgements
- p. ix
- Abbreviations
- p. x
- 1. The oratory of Stanley Baldwin
- pp. 14-29
- 2. The oratory of Winston Churchill
- pp. 30-46
- 3.The oratory of Harold Macmillan
- pp. 47-61
- 4. The oratory of Iain Macleod
- pp. 62-73
- 5. The oratory of Enoch Powell
- pp. 74-86
- 6. The oratory of Keith Joseph
- pp. 87-102
- 7. The oratory of Margaret Thatcher
- pp. 103-120
- 8. The oratory of Michael Heseltine
- pp. 121-136
- 9. The oratory of John Major
- pp. 137-149
- 10. The oratory of William Hague
- pp. 150-165
- 11. The oratory of Boris Johnson
- pp. 166-181
- 12. The oratory of David Cameron
- pp. 182-197
- Bibliography
- pp. 208-225
Additional Information
ISBN
9781784991647
Related ISBN(s)
9780719097249
MARC Record
OCLC
951834022
Pages
264
Launched on MUSE
2017-04-07
Language
English
Open Access
No