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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300492203321

Titolo

Butler's British Political Facts / / edited by Roger Mortimore, Andrew Blick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

9781137567093

1137567090

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (885 pages)

Disciplina

320.942

Soggetti

Europe - Politics and government

World politics

Political science

Elections

European Politics

Political History

Governance and Government

Electoral Politics

Political Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Governments -- 2. Civil service -- 3. Parties -- 4. Parliament -- 5. Parliamentary elections -- 6. Referendums -- 7. Constitution and rights -- 8. Social conditions -- 9. Justice and law enforcement -- 10. Investigation and regulation -- 11. Interest groups, pressure groups, etc -- 12. Religion -- 13. The economy and public finance -- 14. The public sector -- 15. Armed forces and defence -- 16. The media -- 17. Local government -- 18. Devolution -- 19. International affairs -- 20. Political allusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the most comprehensive single volume reference work available for British political facts. Covering the period from 1900 to the present, it is the latest edition in a series previously edited by David Butler and various collaborators. This new edition updates the contents to the immediate post-European Union referendum period in the UK. It



is useful to a wide range of potential readers, including students, educators, journalists, policy professionals, and anyone with an interest in politics and political history. It will be valuable to academics working in a variety of disciplines, including history and political science.