Ewen Henry Harvey Green (16 October 1958 − 16 September 2006), known as E.H.H. Green or Ewen Green, was a British

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known for his work on 20th-century Britain and, in particular, the history of the 20th-century Conservative Party. Born in

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and brought up in

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, he was educated at

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where he developed his taste for history, which he went on to study at

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where he was awarded the Derby studentship for the best

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of 330 candidates. In 1980 he became a graduate student at

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, working on politics in the Edwardian period, before taking up a

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in 1986. In 1990, he went to

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before, in 1995, returning to Oxford as a tutor and fellow of Magdalen. For the university, he became a lecturer in modern history, rising to the position of reader in 2004. His first book, ''The Crisis of Conservatism'', focussed on the

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and appeared in 1995. His second book, ''Ideologies of Conservatism'' (2002), disclosed the unexpected long-term continuities in Conservative political thinking. His third, ''Thatcher'' (2006), examined the party in recent decades. He was diagnosed with

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in 1999 but kept up his academic commitments for several years before taking early retirement. He died in 2006 at the age of 47.

Published works

*''The Crisis of Conservatism: The Politics, Economics and Ideology of the Conservative Party 1880-1914'' (London: Routledge, 1995) *''Ideologies of Conservatism'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002). *''Thatcher'' (London: Hodder Arnold, 2006). *''Balfour'' (London: Haus Publishing, 2006). *''The Strange Survival of Liberal England: Political Leaders, Moral Values and the Reception of Economic Debate'', eds. E. H. H. Green and D. M. Tanner (Cambridge: Cambridge University press, 2007)

External links

''Guardian'' obituary
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