British Politics Today: Essentials

Name: British Politics Today: Essentials
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ISBN: 9780719079399

ISBN-10: 071907939X

ISBN-13: 9780719079399

Edition: 6th 2010 (Revised)

Authors: Bill Jones, Dennis Kavanagh

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A successor to the classic "British Politics Today" (written with Dennis Kavanagh) which has sold over 120,000 copies, this new book addresses a similar task. It aims to condense the complexities of British politics into a short manageable form for students at undergraduate level and above. It would also serve well anyone wishing to quickly acquire a good working knowledge of how the British political system works and has changed over recent decades. The book covers the whole range of the core areas and the succinctly written text is illustrated with plentiful diagrams, tables and figures. Each chapter provides a coherent summary of the topic concerned and leads the reader on to further…

Book details

Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication date: 1/7/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Bill Jones worked for Granada Television for 27 years, where he was an award-winning documentary maker. He now works as a freelance writer and programme maker. He was researching a documentary about the centenary of the Manchester running club Salford Harriers in 1985 when he first came across the story of John Tarrant (a former Harriers member) and it has haunted him ever since.



List of figures, tables and boxes


Preface



Defining politics, government and democracy



An overview of the British political system



The historical development of British government



The social and economic context of British government



Political culture in Britain



The changing constitution



Political ideas



The role of pressure groups



Political parties



Legislature I: monarchy and the House of Lords



Legislature II: the House of Commons



Devolution



The executive I: Cabinet, Prime Minister and the 'core executive'



The executive II: ministers and the civil service



The media in British politics I: the 'mainstream' media



The media in British politics II: influence, bias and the new media



Voting behaviour in Britain



Local government I: provenance and decline



Local government II: revival?



The judiciary and politics



The European Union and British politics



Policy-making in British government



British and US government and politics compared



Britain and the world


Index