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Author Wright, Anthony, 1948-

Title British politics / Tony Wright
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (122 pages) : illustrations
Series A very short introduction ; 92
Very short introductions ; 92.
Contents Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgement; List of illustrations; 1 The Britishness of British politics; 2 The political constitution; 3 Arguing: the political conversation; 4 Governing: the strong centre; 5 Representing: party rules OK; 6 Accounting: heckling the steamroller; 7 The end of British politics?; Further reading; Index
Summary Tony Wright's 'Very Short Introduction' is an interpretative essay on the British political system, rather than merely an abbreviated textbook on how it currently works. He identifies key characteristics and shaping ideas of the British tradition, and investigates what makes British politics distinctive
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-113) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Politics, Practical -- Great Britain
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
Politics and government
Politics, Practical
SUBJECT Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056915
Subject Great Britain
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780191540547
0191540544