Dictionary of British politics

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Dictionary of British politics

Bill Jones

(Politics today)

Manchester University Press, 2004

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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"Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-401)

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780719049576

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. -- .
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780719049583

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. -- .

Table of Contents

An A to Z of British Politics, organised into two distinct sections, definitions and biographies -- .

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Details

  • NCID
    BA70166996
  • ISBN
    • 0719049571
    • 071904958X
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Manchester ; New York, N.Y.
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 401 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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