SDP: The Birth, Life and Death of the Social Democratic Party
by Ivor Crewe, Anthony King
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Launched on a wave of euphoria in 1981, the SDP aroused the hopes and enthusiasm of millions of people. Promising to break the mould of British politics, its leaders included four of the most respected figures in British public life - Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers, and ShirleyWilliams.But the SDP failed. Despite winning with the Liberals a quarter of the vote in two general elections, by the autumn of 1987 it had disintegrated amidst acrimony and bitter in-fighting.This book, based show more on unprecedented access to the SDP's archive and extensive interviews with all the leading players, chronicles the party's short but turbulent history and analyses in detail the reasons for its early success and its ultimate demise. show lessTags
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Anthony King is Professor of Government at the University of Essex.
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- Original publication date
- 1995
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- Genres
- Politics and Government, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 324.241 — Society, government, & culture Political science Politics & Elections Political parties Europe British Isles, Scotland, Ireland, UK
- LCC
- JN1129 .S58 .C74 — Political Science Political institutions and public administration (Europe) Political institutions and public administration (Europe) Great Britain
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- Languages
- English
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