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Bill Jones & Dennis Kavanagh
British politics today: Essentials [EPUB ebook]

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Short, yet comprehensive. Completely up to date. Great value for money textbook by two established scholars .

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Table of Content

1. Britain since 1945
2. The social and economic context of British politics
3. Political culture
4. Changing political ideas
5. The changing party system
6. The changing constitution
7. The electoral system and representation
8. Opinion polls
9. Electoral behaviour
10. Political recruitment
11. The media and politics
12. The Monarchy and the House of Lords
13. The House of Commons
14. The redress of the citizens’ grievances
15. The role of the Prime Minister
16. The Civil Service
17. Government and economy
18. Pressure groups
19. Is local government necessary?
20. Britain and the European Union
21. Political concepts

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Dennis Kavanagh is Professor of Politics at the University of Liverpool

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 320 ● ISBN 9781847794956 ● File size 4.6 MB ● Publisher Manchester University Press ● City Manchester ● Country GB ● Published 2013 ● Edition 6 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 4634808 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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