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Sport and Politics in Modern Britain
The Road to 2012
Häftad, 2012
519 kr
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Sport has a huge social and cultural significance in contemporary Britain. This insightful study provides the first exploration of the causes and consequences of the increased interaction between sport and the state since 1945.Kevin Jefferys sets policy towards sport within the evolving …
History of the Liberal Party since 1900
Av David Dutton
Inbunden, 2013
1616 kr
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Once teetering on the brink of oblivion, the British Liberal Party has again re-established itself as a major force in national and local politics. David Dutton's approachable study offers new insights into the waning, near death and ultimate recovery of the Liberal Party from 1900 to the present …
History of the Liberal Party since 1900
Av David Dutton
Häftad, 2013
504 kr
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Once teetering on the brink of oblivion, the British Liberal Party has again re-established itself as a major force in national and local politics. David Dutton's approachable study offers new insights into the waning, near death and ultimate recovery of the Liberal Party from 1900 to the present …
Britain's International Role, 1970-1991
E-bok, 2010
546 kr
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How does one of the world''s greatest powers preserve its status and influence when international conditions are unfavourable and its resources do not match its commitments? This was Britain''s burden in the 1970s and 1980s when the international order was transformed. Much became unsettled and …
Britain's International Role, 1970-1991
Inbunden, 2010
1616 kr
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How does one of the world's greatest powers preserve its status and influence when international conditions are unfavourable and its resources do not match its commitments? This was Britain's burden in the 1970s and 1980s when the international order was transformed. Much became unsettled and …
Britain's International Role, 1970-1991
Häftad, 2010
504 kr
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How does one of the world's greatest powers preserve its status and influence when international conditions are unfavourable and its resources do not match its commitments? This was Britain's burden in the 1970s and 1980s when the international order was transformed. Much became unsettled and …
History of Britain, 1885-1939
Av John Davis
Häftad, 1999
519 kr
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The period between 1885 and 1939 was a pivotal half century in British history, in which the Victorian political system yielded to a system far more recognisably modern, in response to popular pressure for social reform and the implications of global superpower status. Dr Davis relates these …
Government and Community in the English Provinces, 1700–1870
Häftad, 1997
636 kr
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In this bold and original study, David Eastwood offers a reinterpretation of politics and public life in provincial England. He explores the ways in which power was exercised, and reconstructs the social and cultural foundations of political authority in provincial England. Professor Eastwood …
British Political Thought, 1500-1660
The Politics of the Post-Reformation
Inbunden, 2009
1996 kr
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Focusing on the interaction of religion and politics, this is a comprehensive chronological survey of the political thought of post-Reformation Britain which examines the work of a wide range of thinkers.
British Political Thought, 1500-1660
The Politics of the Post-Reformation
Häftad, 2009
575 kr
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Focusing on the interaction of religion and politics, this is a comprehensive chronological survey of the political thought of post-Reformation Britain which examines the work of a wide range of thinkers.
Liberal Ascendancy, 1830–1886
Av T. Jenkins
Häftad, 1994
603 kr
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The diverse coalition of forces that came to be known as the Liberal party dominated British politics in the period between 1830 and 1886. This book seeks to account for the remarkable success of the Liberals by analysing who they were, both in parliament and in the constituencies, and showing how …
History of British Trade Unionism 1700–1998
Inbunden, 1999
2055 kr
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This new history of British trade unionism offers the most concise and up-to-date account of 300 years of trade union development, from the earliest documented attempts at collective action by working people in the eighteenth century through to the very different world of `New Unionism' and `New …
History of British Trade Unionism 1700–1998
Häftad, 1999
592 kr
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This new history of British trade unionism offers the most concise and up-to-date account of 300 years of trade union development, from the earliest documented attempts at collective action by working people in the eighteenth century through to the very different world of `New Unionism' and `New …
British Revolution, 1629-60
Inbunden, 2004
2055 kr
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During the mid-seventeenth century, the Stuart dynasty faced revolution in their three kingdoms - Scotland, Ireland and England - which was marked by constitutional defiance, civil war, regecide, republicanism and the eventual restoration of monarchy. Opposition in all three kingdoms to the Stuarts …
British Revolution, 1629-60
Häftad, 2004
592 kr
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During the mid-seventeenth century, the Stuart dynasty faced revolution in their three kingdoms - Scotland, Ireland and England - which was marked by constitutional defiance, civil war, regecide, republicanism and the eventual restoration of monarchy. Opposition in all three kingdoms to the Stuarts …
Power in Tudor England
Av David Loades
Häftad, 1996
621 kr
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England was the most centralised state in medieval Europe. The Tudors built on this situation to reduce still further the provincial power of the nobility, and to eliminate the remaining jurisdictional franchises. But sixteenth century England was not monolithic, nor homogeneous. There were still …
British History, 1660-1832
National Identity and Local Culture
Häftad, 1999
592 kr
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This is an interpretative study of the idea of Britain, examining the transformation of a sectarian concept into an imperial ideology forged during a period of sustained warfare in Europe and ever-expanding areas beyond Europe during the second half of the Eighteenth century. It seeks to examine …
Retreat from New Jerusalem
British Politics, 1951-64
Häftad, 1997
618 kr
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Thirteen wasted years'? Or the dawn of a new 'affluent society'? This book explores which description more appropriately fits the era of Conservative government in Britain after 1951. The author assesses the changing fortune of successive administrations under Churchill, Eden, Macmillan and …
Democratisation in Britain
Elites, Civil Society and Reform Since 1800
Av John Garrard
Häftad, 2001
621 kr
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Democratisation in Britain is a novel reinterpretation of British social and political history since 1800 in light of the continuing debate about democratisation. As such, the book goes far beyond standard histories of political reform. In common with the politics in Northern Europe, North America …
Inventing and Resisting Britain
Cultural Identities in Britain and Ireland, 1685–1789
Häftad, 1997
621 kr
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This book examines the difficulties and challenges which faced attempts to create a British identity. Taking its perspective from the cultural, social and political margins of the British Isles, it demonstrates how fragile the supposed political consensus of the eighteenth century was. To read it …
Restoration and Revolution in Britain
Political Culture in the Era of Charles II and the Glorious Revolution
Inbunden, 2007
2055 kr
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Charles II was restored to the rule of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1660, less than twelve years after the execution of his father, Charles I, and the ensuing republican experiment in government. Popular at first, the Restoration nevertheless failed to provide lasting settlement in any of the …
Restoration and Revolution in Britain
Political Culture in the Era of Charles II and the Glorious Revolution
Häftad, 2007
592 kr
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Charles II was restored to the rule of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1660, less than twelve years after the execution of his father, Charles I, and the ensuing republican experiment in government. Popular at first, the Restoration nevertheless failed to provide lasting settlement in any of the …
Early Parties and Politics in Britain, 1688-1832
Av Brian Hill
Häftad, 1996
575 kr
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There has always been a tendency to view British politics before the 1832 reform act as though the parties in parliament were clumsy, embryo versions of the later Conservatives and Liberals - their every act interpreted as being either as further striving towards modernity or a relapse into more …
Rise of Democracy in Britain, 1830 - 1918
Av Ian Machin
Inbunden, 2000
1616 kr
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This book is an up-to-date analysis and review of the trends and events which marked the slow and uncertain progress of Britain towards representative parliamentary democracy from 1830 to 1918. Set in the general context of world democratic development, the book deals with debates, popular …
Britain and America Since Independence
Inbunden, 2002
2055 kr
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When the War of Independence ended in 1783, many doubted the ability of Americans to build a nation. Today the United States occupies a position comparable to that of Britain at the zenith of its power.Britain and America since Independence deals with Anglo-American relations in the widest sense. …
Evolution of English Justice
Law, Politics and Society in the Fourteenth Century
Av W Mark Ormrod, Anthony Musson
Häftad, 1998
592 kr
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The importance of the fourteenth century for the development of English law has long been recognised. The shocks and challenges of that period - the murder of the incompetent Edward II, Edward III's ever escalating military demands for the war in France and the unparalleled disaster of the Black …
National Government, 1931-40
Av Nick Smart
Häftad, 1999
563 kr
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The National Government that ran Britain during the 1930s has always received a very bad press. Its ultimate disgrace over the Munich crisis and the catastrophic opening phase of the Second World War sealed the fate of an experiment which had always been criticized by both Left and right and which …
Making of the Modern English State, 1460-1660
Häftad, 2001
580 kr
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1460-1660 was a dramatic and crucially formative period in the emergence of the modern English state, language and identity. It encompassed the reigns of the last Plantagenets, the Tudors and the early Stuarts, as well as the victory of Parliament over the King in the Great Civil War and the …
History of Conservative Politics Since 1830
Häftad, 2008
504 kr
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The second edition of this successful text has been thoroughly updated to take into account recent research, and now begins at 1830. Charmley examines the history of the party and takes the story through the recent 'wilderness years' following the 1997 election fiasco, right up to David Cameron's …
History of Conservative Politics Since 1830
Inbunden, 2008
1616 kr
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The second edition of this successful text has been thoroughly updated to take into account recent research, and now begins at 1830. Charmley examines the history of the party and takes the story through the recent 'wilderness years' following the 1997 election fiasco, right up to David Cameron's …
