British Politics Books

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1. Christianity and Party Politics

   Keeping the faith

   By Martin Steven

   Series: Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics

   Christianity and Party Politics aims to discuss and evaluate the contemporary relationship between party politics and religion. The book focuses on the important role of the Church in both electoral politics and public policy formulation in the twenty first century, and argues that contrary to the...

   Published June 12th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Case for Multinational Federalism

   Beyond the all-encompassing nation

   By Alain-G. Gagnon

   Series: Routledge Series in Federal Studies

   Throughout the world, liberal-democracies are grappling with increasing claims made in the name of minority national, socio-cultural and ethno-cultural identities that seek greater recognition in the institutions of the nation-state. This work inserts itself into debates centred on diversity...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
3. Volume One. Conservative Party General Election Manifestos 1900-1997

   Edited by Iain Dale, Iain Dale Nfa

   This volume brings together for the first time the British Conservative Political Party General Election Manifestos, dating back to 1900, and including the most recent General Election manifesto of 1997. The project provides an indispensible source of data about the Conservative Party's political...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
4. Popular Newspapers, the Labour Party and British Politics

   By James Thomas

   Series: British Politics and Society

   'IT'S THE SUN WOT WON IT', was the famous headline claim of Britain's most popular newspaper following the Conservative party's victory over Labour in the 1992 general election. The headline referred to a virulent press campaign against Neil Kinnock's Labour party, and dramatically highlighted one...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
5. The Rise of Regionalism

   Causes of Regional Mobilization in Western Europe

   By Rune Dahl Fitjar

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   During the past 40 years, regions have become increasingly important in Western Europe both as units of government and as sources for political mobilization. This book examines why regional identities are stronger in some regions than in others, and why regional elites attempt to mobilize the...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
6. Constraints and Adjustments in British Foreign Policy (Routledge Revivals)

   By Michael Leifer

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   This book, first published in 1972, offers a detailed analysis of the post-war formulation of foreign policy, as Britain sought to detach itself from its imperialist past and moved towards a European future. The contributors – all experts in their fields – together provide a comprehensive...

   Published May 23rd 2013 by Routledge
7. Racial Exclusionism and the City

   The Urban Support of the National Front

   By Christopher T. Husbands

   First published in 1983, this book reports on the results of a survey in thirteen areas of England where the National Front (NF) had previously gained significant levels of electoral support and examines the social and political histories of these areas to reveal not only who and was voting for the...

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
8. Britain, America and Anti-Communist Propaganda 1945-53

   The Information Research Department

   By Andrew Defty

   Series: Studies in Intelligence

   In the Cold War battle for hearts and minds Britain was the first country to formulate a coordinated global response to communist propaganda. In January 1948, the British government launched a new propaganda policy designed to 'oppose the inroads of communism' by taking the offensive against it.' A...

   Published May 2nd 2013 by Routledge
9. Transformational Diplomacy after the Cold War

   Britain’s Know How Fund in Post-Communist Europe, 1989-2003

   By Keith Hamilton

   Series: Whitehall Histories

   This book examines the 'Know How Fund', Britain’s bilateral technical assistance programme in post-communist central and eastern Europe, devised in response to the end of the Cold War. The Know How Fund (KHF) was the technical assistance programme which Margaret Thatcher’s government launched in...

   Published April 1st 2013 by Routledge
10. The Coal Question (Routledge Revivals)

    Political Economy and Industrial Change from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day

    By Ben Fine

    Series: Routledge Revivals

    The coal industry has always occupied a symbolic place in British economic and political life, inspiring debates and arousing passions throughout the last two centuries. This account of the economics of coal, first published in 1990, is unique in its comprehensive three-part approach. First, Ben...

    Published March 31st 2013 by Routledge