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- Provides the authoritative account of the 2017 snap election in the UK
- Written by leading British politics experts, with significant academic and practitioner experience
- Is the 20th edition in this prestigious series dating back to 1945
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The British General Election of 2017 is the definitive and authoritative account of one of the most dramatic elections in British history. Throwing aside her natural caution, Theresa May called a snap election and was widely expected to crush Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party. Her gamble backfired spectacularly as the Conservatives lost their Commons majority to a resurgent Labour led by one of the most unconventional politicians to lead a major British political party. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, with unparalleled access to all the key players, The British General Election of 2017 offers a revelatory guide to what really happened. The 20th edition in this prestigious series of books dating back to 1945, it is designed to appeal to everyone — from Westminster insiders and politics students to the wider general public.
Keywords
- British general election 2017
- general election in the UK 2017
- Theresa May
- Jeremy Corbyn
- 2017 snap election
- results of 2017 general election
- impact of 2017 general election
- 2017 general election campaign
- Conservative majority
- Labour election campaign
- Conservative election campaign
- 2017 election predictions
- 2017 election exit polls
- Brexit and the general election
- electoral politics
- Conservative and DUP alliance
- hung parliament 2017
- SNP election 2017
- UKIP election 2017
- Liberal Democrats election 2017
- British Politics
Reviews
“For the political anoraks a must is Philip Cowley and Dennis Kavanagh The British General Election of 2017 ... . A good bluffer’s guide on lessons to be learnt in today’s period of instability.” (Iain Dale, iaindale.com, December 5, 2018)
Authors and Affiliations
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Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
Philip Cowley
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University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Dennis Kavanagh
About the authors
Philip Cowley is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London, UK. He has been involved in the Palgrave Macmillan election series since 2010.
Dennis Kavanagh is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Liverpool, UK. He has been involved in every one of the Palgrave Macmillan election studies since February 1974.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The British General Election of 2017
Authors: Philip Cowley, Dennis Kavanagh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95936-8
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) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-04301-8Published: 26 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-95935-1Published: 27 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-95936-8Published: 27 September 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIV, 570
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 68 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Political Science and International Relations, Electoral Politics, British Politics, Political Communication, Democracy, European Politics