British Politics: Continuities and Change

By Dennis Kavanagh and Andrew Geddes

Book Overview

This comprehensive and up-to-date volume not only looks at the familiar issues of British politics and government-Cabinet, Parliament, parties local government, and pressure groups-but also at those that are less frequently explored-political culture, corporatism, the mass media, political recruitment, and the politics of economic decline. The book analyzes both the underlying trends and the political changes of the 1970's and 1980's for example, Kavanagh considers the changing nature of Britain's party system, the growing tensions between local and central government, the changing power of the trade unions, and Margaret Thatcher's impact on the role of Prime Minister. The book concludes with a stimulating discussion of the distribution of power in Britain.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198761600
• ISBN13: 9780198761600
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.4" x 1.0" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

British politics - Dennis Kavanagh

This book is a well written and helpful companion to both a first year undergraduate course and A-level politics. Although wider reading is necessary for an undergraduate course, and to obtain a good grade at Alevel, this book provides a basic and up to date framework around which to work, pointing the reader towards further reading and putting that further reading into context. And for those who do last minute revision, the summaries at the end of each chapter are very useful.