'Mother's boy': David cameron and margaret thatcher

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 325-343

  Evans, Stephen ^a  

^a Delfan   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservative party; David Cameron; Margaret Thatcher; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

LEADERSHIP; NATIONAL POLITICS; PARTY POLITICS;

EID: 77954516045     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2010.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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