Politics UK.
Contributor(s): Jones, Bill [editor.]
| Norton, Philip, Baron Norton of Louth [editor.] | Hertner, Isabelle [editor.] | Clarke, Michael [contributor.] | Curtice, John [contributor.]Publisher: Abingdon : Routledge, 2022Edition: Tenth edition / edited by Bill Jones, Philip Norton and Isabelle Hertner ; with contributed material by Michael Clarke [and twelve others] and concluding articles by Sir John Curtice [and five others]Description: xliv, 780 pages : illustrations (colour)Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780367464028Subject(s): Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1997-2010 | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 2010-DDC classification: 320.941 Summary: "This revised and updated tenth edition of the bestselling textbook Politics UK is an indispensable introduction to British politics. It provides a thorough and accessible overview of the institutions and processes of British government, an excellent grounding in British political history and an incisive introduction to the issues and challenges facing Britain today. This edition welcomes three brand new chapters - ‘Elites in the United Kingdom’, 'Gender and British politics' and 'UK Immigration policy in hostile environment' - alongside rigorously updated revised chapters. It delivers excellent coverage of contemporary events, with significant new material covering: the Johnson premiership and the national challenge of Covid-19, the end of the May premiership and the implementation of Brexit, the Labour Party’s transition from Corbyn to Starmer, infrastructure and innovation, 'fake news', populism and nationalism, the UK’s place in a post-Brexit world, climate change, social mobility and elite recruitment, devolution and regionalism, constitutional strain, the role of political advisers, abuse and incivility in politics and much more."-- Routledge site. https://www.routledge.com/Politics-UK/Jones-Norton-Hertner/p/book/9780367464028
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 320.941 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 021832 |
"Companion website"--back cover.
Previous edition: 2018.
"This revised and updated tenth edition of the bestselling textbook Politics UK is an indispensable introduction to British politics. It provides a thorough and accessible overview of the institutions and processes of British government, an excellent grounding in British political history and an incisive introduction to the issues and challenges facing Britain today. This edition welcomes three brand new chapters - ‘Elites in the United Kingdom’, 'Gender and British politics' and 'UK Immigration policy in hostile environment' - alongside rigorously updated revised chapters. It delivers excellent coverage of contemporary events, with significant new material covering: the Johnson premiership and the national challenge of Covid-19, the end of the May premiership and the implementation of Brexit, the Labour Party’s transition from Corbyn to Starmer, infrastructure and innovation, 'fake news', populism and nationalism, the UK’s place in a post-Brexit world, climate change, social mobility and elite recruitment, devolution and regionalism, constitutional strain, the role of political advisers, abuse and incivility in politics and much more."-- Routledge site.
https://www.routledge.com/Politics-UK/Jones-Norton-Hertner/p/book/9780367464028