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Two decades in British politics : essays to mark twenty-one years of the Politics Association, 1969-90
- Title
- Two decades in British politics : essays to mark twenty-one years of the Politics Association, 1969-90 / edited by Bill Jones and Lynton Robins.
- Publication
- Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York, NY, USA : St. Martin's Press [distributor], ©1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | JN231 .T96 1992 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xi, 347 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- Celebrates the 21st anniversary of The Politics Association and offers a reassessment of the continuities and changes in the governments led by Wilson, Heath, Callaghan and Thatcher. The book asks whether 1979 was a political watershed or an undistinguished step in Britain's economic decline.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Foreword: Twenty-one years of the Politics Association / Bill Jones and Lynton Robins -- pt. I. The representative process -- 1. The social context of British politics: class, gender and race in the two major parties, 1970-1990 / Bill Coxall -- 2. All you never wanted to know about British political parties / Stephen Ingle -- 3. Pressure groups and the British political system: change and decline? / Rob Baggott -- 4. Broadcasters, politicians and the political interview / Bill Jones -- 5. Changes in the political class / Dennis Kavanagh -- 6. The political socialisation of young people / David Denver and Gordon Hands -- pt. II. The legislative process -- 7. What happened to the constitution under Mrs. Thatcher? / F.F. Ridley -- 8. Voting behaviour and the party system / David Butler -- 9. The House of Commons: from overlooked to overworked / Philip Norton -- 10. The House of Lords: the best second chamber we have got? / Donald R. Shell -- pt. III. The executive process -- 11. The civil service: twenty years of reform / John R. Greenaway -- 12. The judiciary: justice with accountability? / Stephen P. Savage -- 13. Local government / R.A.W. Rhodes -- pt. IV. Policy areas -- 14. Government and the economy / Colin Thain -- 15. Britain and the European Community: twenty years of not knowing / Lynton Robins -- 16. Northern Ireland: a putting together of parts / Arthur Aughey -- pt. V. Political education -- 17. Citizenship and education / Bernard Crick -- 18. Britain, Europe and citizenship / Derek Heater -- 19. New curricula, new directions / John Slater -- 20. Political education: a government view / Alan Howarth -- Epilogue: Reasons to be cheerful / Peter Hennessy -- Officers of the Politics Association, 1969-1990.
- ISBN
- 0719035317
- 9780719035319
- 0719035325
- 9780719035326
- LCCN
- 91030320
- OCLC
- ocm24372976
- 24372976
- SCSB-1950526
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library