Synopses & Reviews
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 reading in longer, more detailed works. This is the best short book on British politics available and offers excellent value to the student purchaser.
Synopsis
Short, yet comprehensive. Completely up to date. Great value for money textbook by two established scholars .
Synopsis
This short, yet comprehensive, completely up to date book is a great value for money textbook by two established scholars . Now on its sixth edition, British politics today is invaluable to students of the British political system..
Synopsis
This book is a short, yet comprehensive outline of British Politics. It is completely up to date and looks at the monarchy, international relations, modern British revolution and many other political topics. Great value for money textbook by two established scholars s
About the Author
Bill Jones is Professor of Politics at Liverpool Hope University and Hon. Research Fellow in the Department of Government at the University of Manchester.
Table of Contents
Preface * What is politics? * An overview of the British political system * 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 I * Devolution II * The executive I: prime minister, cabinet and core executive * The executive II: ministers and civil servants * The media in British politics I * The media in British politics II * Voting behaviour in Britain * Local government I: provenance and decline * Local government II: revival? * The judiciary and politics * The EU and British politics * Policy making in British government * British and American government and politics compared * Britain and the world * Index