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Blake, Donald E.

Grassroots Politicians : Party Activists in British Columbia. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (166 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- 1 The Polarization of BC Politics -- 2 Party Activists in British Columbia -- 3 Continuity and Change: Party Activists, 1973-87 -- 4 Social Credit: Pragmatic Coalition or Ideological Right? -- 5 The New Democrats: What Kind of Left? -- 6 The Liberals: Centre or Fringe? -- 7 Leadership Selection in the BC Parties -- 8 The Social Credit Grassroots Recapture Their Party -- 9 Resisting Polarization: The Survival of the Liberals -- 10 Towards the Centre?: The Dynamics of Two-Party Competition -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y.

The first systematic account of party activists at the provincial level in Canada.

ISBN: 9780774853217

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political activists -- British Columbia.
Political parties -- British Columbia.
British Columbia -- Politics and government.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JL439.A795 -- B53 1991eb

Dewey Class. No.: 324.2711