Categoría: Historia
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The Bad Boys of Brexit: Tales of Mischief, Mayhem & Guerrilla Warfare in the EU Referendum Campaign
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en HistoriaArron Banks enjoyed a life of happy anonymity flogging car insurance in Bristol until he dipped his toes into the shark-infested waters of politics – and decided to plunge right in. Charging into battle for Brexit, he couldn’t believe how Westminster types behaved, and resolved to fight for the country’s future his own way. From…
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Coalition: The Inside Story of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government
When David Cameron and Nick Clegg stepped out into the rose garden at No. 10 to launch the first coalition government since the Second World War, it was amid a sea of uncertainty. Some doubted whether the coalition could survive a full term – or even a full year. Five years later, this bold departure…
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The Conservative Party: From Thatcher to Cameron
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en HistoriaThe Conservatives are back, and back with a bang ? two election wins in a row and, providing they can hold things together, in a pretty good position to win another. But many questions about their recent past, present, and future still remain. Just why did the world?s oldest and most successful political party dump…
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Heligoland: Britain, Germany, and the Struggle for the North Sea
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On 18 April 1947, British forces set off the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. The target was a small island in the North Sea, thirty miles off the German coast, which for generations had stood as a symbol of Anglo-German conflict: Heligoland. A long tradition of rivalry was to come to an end here, in…
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The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters
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A fresh look at President William McKinley from New York Times bestselling author and political mastermind Karl Rove—“a rousing tale told by a master storyteller whose love of politics, campaigning, and combat shines through on every page” (Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Team of Rivals). The 1896 political environment resembles that of today:…
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Whistle Stop: How 31,000 Miles of train travel saved the Presidency of Harry Truman
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President Harry Truman was a disappointment to the Democrats, and a godsend to the Republicans. Every attempt to paint Truman with the grace, charm, and grandeur of Franklin Delano Roosevelt had been a dismal failure: Truman’s virtues were simpler, plainer, more direct. The challenges he faced-stirrings of civil rights and southern resentment at home, and…
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Truman’s Whistle-stop Campaign
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Faced with the likely loss of the 1948 presidential elections, Harry S. Truman decided to do what he did best: talk straight. When Truman boarded the train to head west in June 1948, he and his campaign advisors decided to shift from prepared text to extemporaneous stump speeches. The «new Truman» emerged as a feisty,…
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Political Communication in Britain: Polling, Campaigning and Media in the 2015 General Election
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This book offers a unique exploration of the 2015 General Election from the perspectives of those most intimately involved as strategists, journalists and analysts. It features contributions from the rival parties, news and polling organizations as well as academic experts who examine all aspects of the campaign. A common theme that emerges is the increasing…
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The Rhetoric of American Civil Religion: Symbols, Sinners, and Saints
The Rhetoric of American Civil Religion examines the rhetoric of the Founding Fathers, activists, presidents, and contemporary actors who play a large role in helping to define American civil religion. These rhetorical analyses demonstrate how America’s civil religion is forged through the constant contestations of its beliefs, rituals, places, events, and myths by different groups…
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Carisma e Imagen Política. Líderes y Medios de Comunicación en la Transición
Pasados cuarenta años del inicio de la Transición española, el interés por este fascinante período no ha dejado de crecer. Auténtico ritornello de la vida política, ha servido para iluminar los dilemas del presente o celebrar su éxito como fórmula magistral para instaurar la democracia. El propósito de este libro es analizar un aspecto esencial…