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Peering into the future: British Conservative leaders and the problem of national renewal, 1942-5

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: This article examines how some key Conservative leaders conceptualized the problem of ‘the future’ in the final stages of the Second World War. It contends that the mental map employed by senior Conservatives for navigating the challenges of post-war national renewal has remained significantly misunderstood. The article conducts a close reading of Conservative positions on a range of issues – from economic modernization and constitutional propriety to geopolitical tensions – and highlights some previously neglected dimensions to domestic political debate. It concludes that the arguments developed by Conservative leaders were more sophisticated and coherent than has often been recognized.

Source: Historical Research

DOI: 10.1111/1468-2281.12194

Author: Robert Crowcroft

Institution: University of Edinburgh

Language: English

Topic: Political and Economic history of UK and US

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Arts and Humanities Research Council

Award: G7949318774