Suitable for undergraduate courses in British Politics, Comparative Politics or European Politics.The British Polity is a remarkably lucid, accessible, and thoroughly updated revision of Philip Norton's highly-praised text on the institutions and processes, continuity and change of British politics. Among other topics, its comprehensive coverage examines: political history, the British electoral system, the prime minister, cabinet committees, political parties, interest groups, Parliament, the monarchy, relations with the ...
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Suitable for undergraduate courses in British Politics, Comparative Politics or European Politics.The British Polity is a remarkably lucid, accessible, and thoroughly updated revision of Philip Norton's highly-praised text on the institutions and processes, continuity and change of British politics. Among other topics, its comprehensive coverage examines: political history, the British electoral system, the prime minister, cabinet committees, political parties, interest groups, Parliament, the monarchy, relations with the European Community, and mass media. *New - Additional coverage of public policy integrated throughout the text's institutional and historical chapters. *New - Coverage of the most recent reform efforts. *Numerous maps, charts, and tables help students better understand the material discussed in the chapters and make the text visually lively. *A Glossary at the end of the text defines standard terms and difficult vocabulary. *A Select Reading List at the end of the book offers students a brief guide to the most recent and illuminating texts available for further study.
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