Conservative Party general election manifestos, 1900-1997

This set brings together for the first time British Political Party General Election Manifestos of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Parties, dating back to 1900, including the most recent General Election manifestos of 1997. The project provides an indispensible source of data about contrasting political ideologies and policy positions as well as charting their changes over time. In addition to the new introductions to each volume, there will be a comprehensive index, making the volumes easier to use.

Volume 1. Conservative Party General Election Manifestos 1900-1997 With an introduction by Alistair B. Cooke, former Deputy Director of the Conservative Research Department and Director of the Conservative Political Centre: 0-415-20589-1: Volume 2. Labour Party General Election Manifestos 1900-1997 With an introduction by Dennis Kavanagh, University of Liverpool: 0-415-20590-5, Volume 3. Liberal Party General Election Manifestos 1900-1997 With an introduction by Duncan Brack, Programmes Director at the Royal Institute of International Affairs: 0-415-20591-3,

This volume brings together for the first time the British Conservative Political Party General Election Manifestos, dating back to 1900, and including the most recent General Election manifesto of 1997. The project provides an indispensible source of data about the Conservative Party's political ideologies and policy positions, as well as charting their changes over time. The volume has a new introduction written by Alistair B. Cooke, who was Deputy Director of the Conservative Research Department from 1985 to 1997, and the Director of the Conservative Political Centre from 1988 to 1997. During that time he edited some 300 pamphlets for the Conservative Party, along with 6 volumes of its comprehensive record policy, the Campaign Guide and collections of Margaret Thatcher and John Major's speeches. He is also the editor of The Conservative Party: Seven Historical Studies, 1680 to the 1990s. In addition to the new introduction, the volume will include a comprehensive index, making it easy to use.