Login
Create Account
Canadian Store (CAD)
You are currently shopping in our Canadian store. For orders outside of Canada, please switch to our international store. International and US orders are billed in US dollars.
 |
Harper's Team, Second EditionBehind the Scenes in the Conservative Rise to Power |
eBook Available
The four campaigns that made Stephen Harper prime minister of Canada - an insider's account.
In five years, Stephen Harper went from private citizen to prime minister of Canada. Tom Flanagan was his chief campaign organizer for most of that period. In Harper's Team, Flanagan tells the story of Harper's rise to power - how a small group of colleagues, with little experience in national politics, transformed themselves into the disciplined, professional campaign team that brought down Paul Martin and the Liberals.
Harper's team fought four campaigns in five years: two leadership races and two national elections. Through trial and error - and determination - they learned to combine the Reform Party's strength in grassroots politics with the Progressive Conservative expertise in advertising and media relations, while simultaneously adopting the latest advances in information and communications technology.
Harper's Team is a rare insider's view of how political campaigns are planned, organized, managed, and paid for. Combining forty years of experience as an academic political scientist with five years of organizational work for Stephen Harper, Tom Flanagan offers a unique perspective on how to win power in Canada. This updated edition includes a chapter on the 2008 federal election.
Harper's team fought four campaigns in five years: two leadership races and two national elections. Through trial and error - and determination - they learned to combine the Reform Party's strength in grassroots politics with the Progressive Conservative expertise in advertising and media relations, while simultaneously adopting the latest advances in information and communications technology.
Harper's Team is a rare insider's view of how political campaigns are planned, organized, managed, and paid for. Combining forty years of experience as an academic political scientist with five years of organizational work for Stephen Harper, Tom Flanagan offers a unique perspective on how to win power in Canada. This updated edition includes a chapter on the 2008 federal election.
Details
360 Pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 9780773535459
May 2009
Formats: Paperback, eBook
"The best book written to date about the new Conservatives." The Literary Review of Canada
"If you want a window onto what is going on in Ottawa, look to Tom Flanagan." The Toronto Star
"Hits the sweet spot for political junkies of all stripes ... a crisply written behind the scenes lesson in winning power." Policy Options
"Readers are likely to learn more here about the man who leads our government and the way he thinks than from any other book to date." The Montreal Gazette
"This is an excellent insider's account of a seminal era in Canadian conservative history." Graeme Voyer, Winnipeg Free Press
"Flanagan has been Mr. Harper's main strategist for years, and his new book - which I've just finished - should be required reading for all Canadians worried about honesty and truth in government." Garth Turner, MP
"If you want a window onto what is going on in Ottawa, look to Tom Flanagan." The Toronto Star
"Hits the sweet spot for political junkies of all stripes ... a crisply written behind the scenes lesson in winning power." Policy Options
"Readers are likely to learn more here about the man who leads our government and the way he thinks than from any other book to date." The Montreal Gazette
"This is an excellent insider's account of a seminal era in Canadian conservative history." Graeme Voyer, Winnipeg Free Press
"Flanagan has been Mr. Harper's main strategist for years, and his new book - which I've just finished - should be required reading for all Canadians worried about honesty and truth in government." Garth Turner, MP
Tom Flanagan is professor of political science at the University of Calgary, former director of research for the Reform Party, and former campaign manager for Stephen Harper's Conservative Party.
