{"product_id":"the-personalisation-of-politics-in-the-uk-mediated-leadership-from-attlee-to-cameron-9780719081460","title":"The Personalisation of Politics in the UK","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat does it mean to say that politics is personalised? Providing an analysis of the 'personalisation' of modern British politics, this book challenges current theories and bridges the political science and media studies approaches to the subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In addition to imposing conceptual clarity on the subject, Langer's book makes a convincing case, for anyone who doubted it, of a gradual blurring in British public discourse of prime ministers' leadership qualities and their ability to do the job, on the one hand, and their personal lives and \"human qualities\", on the other.'\u003cbr\u003eNicholas Allen, Professor of Politics, Royal Holloway, University of London\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. The presidentialisation of power\u003cbr\u003e2. Personality politics and the politicisation of private persona\u003cbr\u003e3. Personalisation(s) of politics in the press: British prime ministers 1945  2009\u003cbr\u003e4. The historical evolution of the politicisation of private persona: Baldwin to Major\u003cbr\u003e5. Tony Blair – The special one\u003cbr\u003e6. Gordon Brown and David Cameron\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037327917399,"sku":"9780719081460","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719081460.jpg?v=1750935309","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-personalisation-of-politics-in-the-uk-mediated-leadership-from-attlee-to-cameron-9780719081460","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}