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Scottish National Party Leaders
Gerry Hassan
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Description for Scottish National Party Leaders
Hardback. A new addition to the acclaimed British Political Leaders library. Scottish National Party Leaders is the first ever analysis of the senior figures who made the SNP into the phenomenon it is today. Editor(s): Hassan, Gerry; Mitchell, James. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JPA; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 250 x 45. Weight in Grams: 784.
By any measure, the story of the Scottish National Party is an extraordinary one.Forced to endure decades of electoral irrelevance since its creation in the 1930s, during which it often found itself grappling with internal debate on strategy, and rebellion from within its own ranks, the SNP virtually swept the board in the 2015 general election, winning all but three of Scotland's fifty-nine seats in Westminster. What's more, under the current leadership of Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP has never been a more important force in the landscape of British politics.The leaders who have stood at its helm during this tumultuous ... Read more
By any measure, the story of the Scottish National Party is an extraordinary one.Forced to endure decades of electoral irrelevance since its creation in the 1930s, during which it often found itself grappling with internal debate on strategy, and rebellion from within its own ranks, the SNP virtually swept the board in the 2015 general election, winning all but three of Scotland's fifty-nine seats in Westminster. What's more, under the current leadership of Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP has never been a more important force in the landscape of British politics.The leaders who have stood at its helm during this tumultuous ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785900921
SKU
V9781785900921
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Ref
99-1
About Gerry Hassan
James Mitchell is Professor of Public Policy and director of the Academy of Government at Edinburgh University, having previously held similar posts at Sheffield and Strathclyde Universities. His works include The Scottish National Party: Transition to Power (with Rob Johns and Lynn Bennie), The Scottish Question and Takeover: Explaining the Extraordinary Rise of the SNP (with Rob Johns).; Gerry Hassan ... Read more
Reviews for Scottish National Party Leaders
"A powerful, persuasive and long overdue account of the personalities who have shaped and sustained modern Scottish nationalism since its foundations a century ago." - Ian Jack, writer and journalist; "This book provides a fascinating backdrop to the interesting political times Scotland now faces and the characters that lived the dream that has never died." - Kenny MacAskill, former SNP ... Read more