{"product_id":"sex-gender-and-the-conservative-party-from-iron-lady-to-kitten-heels-9780230279001","title":"Sex, Gender and the Conservative Party: From Iron Lady to Kitten Heels","description":"As leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron inherited a multi-faceted gender problem: only 17 women MPs; an unhappy women's organization; electorally uncompetitive policies\"'for women\"; and a party which was seemingly unattractive to women voters. This book is an account of the feminization of the party since 2005.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. Childs, P. Webb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780230279001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSARAH CHILDS is Professor of Politics and Gender at the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol, UK. She has published widely on sex, gender and political representation. Her books include \u003cem\u003eNew Labour's Women\u003c\/em\u003e MPs (2004), \u003cem\u003eWomen and British Party Politics\u003c\/em\u003e (2008) and with Mona Lena Krook, \u003cem\u003eWomen, Gender and Politics: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Reader\u003c\/em\u003e (2010). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePAUL WEBB is Professor of Politics at the Department of Politics and Contemporary European Studies, University of Sussex, UK and has held a number of previous and visiting positions in Britain and abroad, most recently at the Australian National University. He is author or editor of numerous publications, including \u003cem\u003eThe Modern British Party System \u003c\/em\u003e(2000), \u003cem\u003ePolitical Parties in Advanced Industrial Societies\u003c\/em\u003e (2002) and \u003cem\u003eThe Presidentialization of Politics: A Comparative Study of Modern Democracies \u003c\/em\u003e(2005). He is currently co-editor of the journal \u003cem\u003eParty Politics\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41179291811955,"sku":"9.78023E+12","price":93.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f3ef15b3-6aa7-46fe-87ab-ac63fe249f5f.jpg?v=1703607571","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/sex-gender-and-the-conservative-party-from-iron-lady-to-kitten-heels-9780230279001","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}