"Disraeli's historical importance is beyond question, as is his enormous legacy, but much of his reputation is predicated on his misunderstood idea of 'One Nation', which became an established position taken up across the political spectrum and an essential component of the rhetoric and identity of Conservative writers and politicians. This book challenges ahistorical narratives of modern 'isms' and instead provides the first systematic account of the invention of 'One Nation' conservatism as a political (capital-'C') and intellectual (small-'c') tradition since the death of Benjamin Disraeli in 1881. It draws on a substantial cast of players within Britain and North America-political actors, journalists, filmmakers, playwrights, lecturers-to demonstrate the complex ways in which modern political ideologies are shaped and remade"--
