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The British constitution in the twentieth century
- Title
- The British constitution in the twentieth century / edited by Vernon Bogdanor.
- Publication
- Oxford [England] ; New York : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, [2003]
- ©2003
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- Description
- xvi, 795 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
- Summary
- "The book is a product of interdisciplinary collaboration by a distinguished group of constitutional lawyers, historians and political scientists, and draws where possible on primary sources. Its evaluation of the recent constitutional reforms will be of particular interest."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- [British Academy centenary monographs]
- Uniform Title
- British Academy centenary monographs.
- Subject
- Constitutional law > Great Britain
- Constitutional history > Great Britain
- 86.50 constitutional law: general
- 86.51 constitution
- Constitutional history
- Constitutional law
- Verfassung
- Grondwetten
- Staatsrecht
- Great Britain
- Constitutional law
- Droit constitutionnel > Grande-Bretagne
- Institutions politiques > Grande-Bretagne
- Great Britain
- Großbritannien
- Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle
- Grande-Bretagne > Histoire constitutionnelle
- Note
- Series statement on jacket.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction / Vernon Bogdanor -- 2. The Constitution: Its Theory and Interpretation / Geoffrey Marshall -- 3. The Monarchy / Rodney Brazier -- 4. The Cabinet System / Anthony Seldon -- 5. The House of Commons / Paul Seaward and Paul Silk -- 6. The House of Lords / Rhodri Walters -- 7. The Civil Service / Vernon Bogdanor -- 8. Ministerial Responsibility / Diana Woodhouse -- 9. Government and the Judiciary / Robert Stevens -- 10. Administrative Law / Jeffrey Jowell -- 11. Civil Liberties / David Feldman -- 12. The Electoral System / John Curtice -- 13. The Demise of Local Government / Martin Loughlin -- 14. The Police / Clive Emsley -- 15. The United Kingdom as a Territorial State / Brigid Hadfield -- 16. Britain, Commonwealth and the End of Empire / Robert Holland -- 17. Britain and Europe / Ian Loveland -- 18. Conclusion / Vernon Bogdanor -- App. 1. Twentieth-century Governments -- App. 2. Leaders of the Major Parties in the Twentieth Century -- App. 3. General Election Results in the Twentieth Century.
- ISBN
- 0197262716
- 9780197262719
- LCCN
- 2003273269
- OCLC
- ocm59357439
- 59357439
- SCSB-8873376
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library