Dictionary of British Politics

di Bill Jones (Autore)

Manchester University Press, 2004

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. -- .

• Autore: Bill Jones
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Collana: Politics Today
• Anno: 2004
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 416 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• EAN: 9780719049583

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