Butler, David 1924-

Overview

Works:	211 works in 1,281 publications in 4 languages and 25,720 library holdings
Genres:	Handbooks and manuals History
Roles:	Author, Editor, Other, Author of introduction, wpr, Contributor, Director
Classifications:	JN956, 941.082

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about David Butler

Sultan of swing : the life of David Butler by Michael Crick( )
The Election Prospects : an ANU Convocation luncheon address given on 16 December 1977 by David Butler by David Butler( Recording )
Thalia K. Butler oral history interview by Thalia K Butler( )

Most widely held works by David Butler

British political facts, 1900-1985 by David Butler( Book )

66 editions published between 1969 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,512 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The seventh edition of this book covers the who, the what and the when of British political theory in the 20th century. The facts in this edition have been rechecked and updated to 1994, and it includes revised chapters on the economy and the public sector

Referendums : a comparative study of practice and theory( Book )

17 editions published between 1978 and 1980 in English and held by 931 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Political change in Britain; forces shaping electoral choice by David Butler( Book )

34 editions published between 1969 and 1971 in English and held by 875 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Democracy at the polls : a comparative study of competitive national elections by David Butler( Book )

16 editions published between 1980 and 1981 in English and Spanish and held by 812 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The electoral system in Britain, since 1918 by David Butler( Book )

37 editions published between 1953 and 1986 in English and held by 728 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Political change in Britain : the evolution of electoral choice by David Butler( Book )

38 editions published between 1969 and 2013 in English and held by 691 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

British general elections since 1945 by David Butler( Book )

25 editions published between 1989 and 1995 in English and held by 650 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This text chronicles the demeanour and result of each election since 1945. It draws on recent research to examine how much the way in which elections have been staged and fought has altered, with press conferences, advertising, opinion polls and media events transforming the electoral process

The British General Election of 1966 by David Butler( Book )

25 editions published between 1965 and 1999 in English and held by 644 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The British general election of 1970 by David Butler( Book )

19 editions published between 1971 and 1999 in English and Slovak and held by 624 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The British general election of 1964 by David Butler( Book )

20 editions published between 1964 and 1999 in English and held by 613 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The study of political behaviour by David Butler( Book )

31 editions published between 1958 and 1970 in English and Spanish and held by 564 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Democracy and elections : electoral systems and their political consequences by Democracy and elections( Book )

9 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

British political facts, 1900-1975 by David Butler( Book )

25 editions published between 1964 and 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 561 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

British political facts, 1900-1960 by David Butler( Book )

21 editions published between 1963 and 1968 in English and Undetermined and held by 541 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Referendums around the world : the growing use of direct democracy by Matt Qvortrup( Book )

28 editions published between 1994 and 2018 in English and Chinese and held by 538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Updated edition of : Referendums. c1978

Twentieth-century British political facts, 1900-2000 by David Butler( Book )

15 editions published between 2000 and 2014 in English and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Annotation

The British general election of 1987 by David Butler( Book )

22 editions published between 1988 and 1999 in English and held by 530 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This book examines the Conservative victory in 1987. The authors explore how the party system adapted itself to the Alliance challenge. The book describes how the Labour party adopted a modern strategy to promote Mr Kinnock and examines the battle for control of the Conservative campaign between different groups and advertising agencies

The 1975 referendum by David Butler( Book )

23 editions published between 1976 and 2016 in English and held by 511 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The holding of referendums has returned to the British political agenda. The re-issue of the story of what happened in the country's only nationwide referendum so far is therefore timely. This book tells the full story of the politics, high and low, as well as the innovative campaigning and administration involved in a key event in United Kingdom history

The British general election of 1992 by David Butler( Book )

20 editions published between 1992 and 1999 in English and held by 505 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This volume is the 14th in a series of studies begun in 1945 which have chronicled every postwar election. The historical background, the party preparation and the events of the campaign are recorded, together with analyses of the polls, the press, broadcast coverage and the candidates

The British general election of 1959 by David Butler( Book )

26 editions published between 1960 and 1999 in English and held by 504 WorldCat member libraries worldwide