Library Catalog
Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

British Government and Politics : A Comparative Guide / Duncan Watts.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Politics Study Guides : PSGPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (464 p.)Content type:
Media type:
Carrier type:
ISBN:
  • 9780748644940
  • 9780748644551
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.441
LOC classification:
  • JN231
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources:
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Boxes -- Tables -- Leaders of the two main parties in Britain since 1945 -- Votes and seats in British general elections since 1945 -- US Presidents since 1945 -- 1. The Setting of British Politics: British Society and the British People -- 2. The Constitution and the Protection of Right -- 3. The Legislature -- 4. The Executive -- 5. The Judiciary -- 6. Government Beyond the Centre -- 7. Political Parties -- 8. Pressure Groups -- 9. Voting and Elections -- 10. Britain and the European Union -- 11. Democracy in Theory and Practice -- References -- Index
Summary: GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748644544);Your handy guide to the British political systemPraise for the first edition'A straightforward, well-written and conventional review of the institutional landscape.'Times Higher EducationNew for this editionUpdated throughout to reflect the outcome of the 2010 General ElectionAll relevant case studies and tables replaced with new dataBrand new chapter on Britain and the EUThis one-stop textbook introduction examines the institutions and practices integral to the British political systems and makes comparisons with the experience of other countries.Topics include:The ConstitutionThe LegislatureThe ExecutiveThe JudiciaryGovernment Beyond the CentrePolitical PartiesPressure GroupsVoting and ElectionsDemocracy in Theory and PracticeBritain and the European Union"
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number URL Status Notes Barcode
eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780748644551

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Boxes -- Tables -- Leaders of the two main parties in Britain since 1945 -- Votes and seats in British general elections since 1945 -- US Presidents since 1945 -- 1. The Setting of British Politics: British Society and the British People -- 2. The Constitution and the Protection of Right -- 3. The Legislature -- 4. The Executive -- 5. The Judiciary -- 6. Government Beyond the Centre -- 7. Political Parties -- 8. Pressure Groups -- 9. Voting and Elections -- 10. Britain and the European Union -- 11. Democracy in Theory and Practice -- References -- Index

restricted access online access with authorization star

http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748644544);Your handy guide to the British political systemPraise for the first edition'A straightforward, well-written and conventional review of the institutional landscape.'Times Higher EducationNew for this editionUpdated throughout to reflect the outcome of the 2010 General ElectionAll relevant case studies and tables replaced with new dataBrand new chapter on Britain and the EUThis one-stop textbook introduction examines the institutions and practices integral to the British political systems and makes comparisons with the experience of other countries.Topics include:The ConstitutionThe LegislatureThe ExecutiveThe JudiciaryGovernment Beyond the CentrePolitical PartiesPressure GroupsVoting and ElectionsDemocracy in Theory and PracticeBritain and the European Union"

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)