British prime ministers and democracy : from Disraeli to Blair /

Today representative democracy is the dominant political system in the world. Britain played a prominent part in the democratization of the world through both its constitutional reforms at home and its power and influence abroad. In that process, Prime Ministers played a prominent role through their...

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Main Author: Quinault, Roland E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York, NY : Continuum, ©2011.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • The Prime Ministers and their Ministries; Acknowledgements; About the author; Introduction; 1 Benjamin Disraeli; 2 William Gladstone; 3 Robert Cecil, Lord Salisbury; 4 David Lloyd George; 5 Stanley Baldwin; 6 Ramsay MacDonald; 7 Winston Churchill; 8 Clement Attlee; 9 Margaret Thatcher; 10 Tony Blair; Conclusion; Notes; Index.