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This article excavates how some key Conservative leaders conceptualised the problem of ‘the future’ in the final stages of the Second World War. It contends that the mental map employed by senior Conservative 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 modernisation 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 recognised.
Original language | English |
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Article number | HISR-02-2016-OA-0011.R1 |
Pages (from-to) | 788-809 |
Journal | Historical Research |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 250 |
Early online date | 12 Oct 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2017 |
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Robert Crowcroft
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology - Senior Lecturer
- History
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