Dictionary of British Politics (Politics Today) (Politics Today) (Politics Today) (Politics Today)

Dictionary of British Politics (Politics Today) (Politics Today) (Politics Today) (Politics Today)

by Bill Jones (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 445
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 09 Dec 2004

ISBN 10: 071904958X
ISBN 13: 9780719049583

Author Bio
Bill Jones is a Research Fellow in the Department of Government at the University of Manchester and is a former Director of Extra-Mural Studies at the University of Manchester