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The British General Election of 1979

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Authors:
  1. David Butler

    1. Nuffield College, Oxford, UK

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  2. Dennis Kavanagh

    1. University of Manchester, UK

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. National Uncertainties

    • David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh
    Pages 1-17

  3. The Course of Government 1974–8

    • David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh
    Pages 18-46

  4. Labour in Office

    • David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh
    Pages 47-59

  5. Conservatives in Opposition

    • David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh
    Pages 60-85

  6. Liberal Frustrations

    • David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh
    Pages 86-97

  7. The Scottish Dimension

    • William Miller
    Pages 98-118

  8. The Forcing of the Election

    • David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh
    Pages 119-128

  9. Central Preparations

    • David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh
    Pages 129-143

  10. Manifestos and Issues

    • David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh
    Pages 144-163

  11. The Choices of the Campaign

    • David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh
    Pages 164-199

  12. Balanced Broadcasting

    • Michael Pilsworth
    Pages 200-230

  13. Fleet Street

    • Michael Bilton, Sheldon Himelfarb
    Pages 231-260

  14. Opinion Polls

    • David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh
    Pages 261-277

  15. Selecting Candidates

    • David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh
    Pages 278-289

  16. Local Electioneering

    • David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh
    Pages 290-316

  17. The Campaign in Retrospect

    • David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh
    Pages 317-335

  18. A Watershed Election?

    • David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh
    Pages 336-351

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 353-443
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Nuffield College, Oxford, UK

    David Butler

  • University of Manchester, UK

    Dennis Kavanagh

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The British General Election of 1979

  • Authors: David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04755-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Limited, part of Springer Nature 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-04757-4Published: 01 January 1980

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-04755-0Published: 18 June 1980

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 443

  • Topics: Political Science

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