| Dictionary of British Politics Contributor(s): Jones, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 071904958X ISBN-13: 9780719049583 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2004 Annotation: From Diane Abbott to George Young via Keynesianism and Thatcherism, from Major to Millbank and from New Labour to Norman Tebbitt, this book is the ultimate student reference guide to British politics. With over one thousand entries, the book covers the personalities, policies and institutions that have shaped British politics, with special emphasis on developments since the beginning of the twentieth century. This is the ideal instant reference book on British politics, providing readers wiith short, authoritative explanations and definitions of key terms, institutions, offices of state, political events, processes and policies as well as biographies of well known politicians, political thinkers, movements and theorists. Any student unsure of a term, an event, the details of the life of a prominent politician, or the inner workings of an institution can turn to this book for immediate assistance |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Reference - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | World - European |
| Dewey: 320.941 |
| LCCN: 2005363252 |
| Series: Politics Today |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6.38" W x 9.2" (1.39 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Diane Abbott to Hugo Young via Keynesianism and Thatcherism, from Major to Millbank and from New Labour to Norman Tebbitt, this book is the ultimate student reference guide to British politics. With over one thousand entries, the book covers the personalities, policies and institutions that have shaped British politics, with special emphasis on developments since the beginning of the twentieth century. This is the ideal instant reference book on British politics. It provides the reader with short, authoritative explanations and definitions of key terms, institutions, offices of state, political events, processes and policies as well as biographies of well known politicians, political thinkers, movements and theorists. Any student unsure of a term, an event, the details of the life of a prominent politician, or the inner workings of an institution can turn to this book for immediate assistance. |