The Transformation of British Politics 1860-1995

ISBN-13: 9780198731214 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 632 str.

Brian Harrison

Opis

The British political system, though often criticized, has been the model and the inspiration for many national governments world-wide. It is the center of controversial debate within Britain itself. Yet 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.

Recenzje

Brian Harrison has written a magnificent book ... it is the product of a great learning, contains a wide range of sources and examples, and is backed by shrewd judgement. For teachers who complain at the lack of historical perspective among students - and colleagues - this text is a boon.