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The transformation of British politics, 1860-1995
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The transformation of British politics, 1860-1995

Author: Brian Howard Harrison
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
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The British political system has been the model and the inspiration for many national governments world-wide. Yet it is now at the centre of controversial debate within Britain itself. Over the 130 years since Bagehot wrote his English Constitution, no historian has investigated in depth how it has evolved in all its dimensions, and few political scientists have looked further back than the Second World War. This is
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Brian Howard Harrison
ISBN: 0198731213 9780198731214 0198731221 9780198731221
OCLC Number: 33334513
Description: 618 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 1. Bagehot's system --
2. Empire and welfare --
3. Fragmentation and union --
4. County and borough --
5. Rights and liberties --
6. Interests and pressures --
7. Co-ordinating opinion --
8. Assessing opinion --
9. Articulating opinion --
10. Power and decision --
11. Administration and execution --
12. Symbolism and ceremony --
13. The British political system in the 1990s --
14. International perspectives --
15. Cultural prerequisites --
A British political calendar 1860-1995.
Responsibility: Brian Harrison.
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Abstract:

The British political system has been the model and the inspiration for many national governments world-wide. Yet it is now at the centre of controversial debate within Britain itself. Over the 130 years since Bagehot wrote his English Constitution, no historian has investigated in depth how it has evolved in all its dimensions, and few political scientists have looked further back than the Second World War. This is the first book to provide a detailed explanation of how the British political system came to acquire the form it has today.

Brian Harrison's broad-ranging, authoritative analysis runs continuously from the 1860s to the 1990s. He investigates such topics as civil liberties, pressure groups, parliament, elections and the parties, central and local government, cabinet, and monarchy. He examines the international and cultural influences on the working of the political system, and concludes by surveying current proposals for reform. With an ample guide to further reading, and a full chronology of leading events, this book will be essential reading for students of politics and history.

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