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British politics: the basics
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| Erscheint auch als: | Jones, Bill, 1946 - , British politics, Second edition, London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021, xviii, 445 Seiten |
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| Title: | British politics: the basics/ Bill Jones |
| Edition: | Second edition |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 445 Seiten) |
| Part of: | The basics |
| ISBN: | 9780429199509 |
| Summary: | Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- Preface -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: British politics in flux -- MPs' Expenses Claims - A Watershed Moment? -- Turbulence Begins: The Scottish Referendum -- General Election, 2015 -- EU Referendum, 23 June 2016 -- Cameron Resigns -- May in Government: A 'Land Grab' for the Centre Ground? -- 'Brexit means Brexit' -- The June 2017 General Election - Cautious May's Big Gamble -- A Continuity Election -- Attempted Explanations for this Period of Political Turbulence -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2: The evolution of Britain's political system -- The Witan -- Curia Regis -- Lords and commons meet separately -- Parliament's authority increases -- Civil war, 1640-49 -- Glorious revolution, 1688-89 -- The hanoverian dynasty -- The first prime minister -- Political parties -- Patronage -- The enlightenment -- The influence of the French revolution, 1789 -- Great reform act 1832 -- Political parties from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century -- Lords-commons conflict resolved -- Further lords reforms -- Parliamentary terms -- Votes for women -- Devolution -- Epilogue -- Questions for Discusion -- Further Reading -- Websites -- Part II: The political context -- Chapter 3: Introductory overview of the British political system -- The underlying ideas -- Voting and party government -- The major parties -- Legislature: House of commons and house of Lords -- The executive -- Pressure groups -- Local government -- European union -- The media -- Questions for discussion -- Further reading -- Websites -- Chapter 4: The social and economic context -- Economic beginnings -- Imperial beginnings -- Industrial revolution and the marxist analysis -- Changing class strata -- Why no revolution?. |
| Type of Resource: | E-Book |
| Source: | Verbunddaten SWB |
| Language: | English |