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British politics for dummies / / by Julian Knight
| British politics for dummies / / by Julian Knight |
| Autore | Knight Julian |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, [England] : , : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (428 p.) |
| Disciplina | 320.941 |
| Collana | --For dummies |
| Soggetto topico | Politics, Practical - Great Britain |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-118-97151-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with British Politics; Chapter 1: Taking in the Political Universe; Understanding the Difference between Local and National Politics; Splitting the Difference: The Devolved Parliament and Assemblies; Evolving to Democracy: A Very British Story; Assessing the Health of British Democracy; Paying Homage to the 'Mother of Parliaments'; Introducing the Players in the British Political System
Gazing at the political summit: The central role of the prime ministerDeclining importance of the MP; Checking the power of the politicians: The judiciary; Mixing in the monarch; Coming under Greater Scrutiny: Politics in the Media; Britain: Making Its Way in the European Union; Looking Further Afield: The UK and the Wider World; Chapter 2: Understanding Why Politics and Politicians are Important; Looking at Different Types of Authority; Deciphering the Ultimate Purpose of Politics; Gauging the Role of Politicians; Making the law; Changing the constitution and the way government works Ensuring a more stable stateGalvanising the country in times of crisis; Listening to constituents; Working for the good of the country; Tackling the Big Issues: Current Challenges Facing Politicians; Keeping up living standards - it's the economy, stupid!; Saving the planet; Bringing an end to world poverty; Fighting terrorism; Reckoning with the decline of Western dominance; Becoming Active in Politics; Playing your part; Taking up the paint brush: Political social action; Chapter 3: Looking at Participatory Democracy; Understanding What Qualifies as a Democracy Starting with Athenian direct democracyGetting into representative democracy; Homing in on British Democracy; Putting the monarchy in its place; Expanding the franchise; Throwing digital democracy into the mix; Understanding the Rights that Come with British Citizenship; Evaluating the Pros and Cons of UK Democracy; Looking at the strengths; Recognising the weaknesses; Being a Citizen; Getting involved; Gauging voter apathy; Chapter 4: Examining Political Ideologies; Understanding What an Ideology Is; Moderating ideologies: The British way Liberalising the world: The march of the Western democratic modelFocusing on Freedom with Liberalism; Joining Together for the Greater Good: Socialism in the UK; Focusing on the successes of socialism; Rebranding socialism: New Labour; Stirring things up: Revolutionary socialism; Looking far left: Marxism and communism; Keeping with Tradition: Conservatism; Uniting under one nation conservatism; Reforming with a small 'r'; Changing conservatism: The Thatcher revolution; Modernising the Conservatives; Examining Alternative Politics; Focusing on the far right: Fascism Looking into the darkness: Totalitarian regimes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460652303321 |
Knight Julian
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| Chichester, [England] : , : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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British politics for dummies / / by Julian Knight
| British politics for dummies / / by Julian Knight |
| Autore | Knight Julian |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, [England] : , : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (428 p.) |
| Disciplina | 320.941 |
| Collana | --For dummies |
| Soggetto topico | Politics, Practical - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-118-97152-3
1-118-97151-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with British Politics; Chapter 1: Taking in the Political Universe; Understanding the Difference between Local and National Politics; Splitting the Difference: The Devolved Parliament and Assemblies; Evolving to Democracy: A Very British Story; Assessing the Health of British Democracy; Paying Homage to the 'Mother of Parliaments'; Introducing the Players in the British Political System
Gazing at the political summit: The central role of the prime ministerDeclining importance of the MP; Checking the power of the politicians: The judiciary; Mixing in the monarch; Coming under Greater Scrutiny: Politics in the Media; Britain: Making Its Way in the European Union; Looking Further Afield: The UK and the Wider World; Chapter 2: Understanding Why Politics and Politicians are Important; Looking at Different Types of Authority; Deciphering the Ultimate Purpose of Politics; Gauging the Role of Politicians; Making the law; Changing the constitution and the way government works Ensuring a more stable stateGalvanising the country in times of crisis; Listening to constituents; Working for the good of the country; Tackling the Big Issues: Current Challenges Facing Politicians; Keeping up living standards - it's the economy, stupid!; Saving the planet; Bringing an end to world poverty; Fighting terrorism; Reckoning with the decline of Western dominance; Becoming Active in Politics; Playing your part; Taking up the paint brush: Political social action; Chapter 3: Looking at Participatory Democracy; Understanding What Qualifies as a Democracy Starting with Athenian direct democracyGetting into representative democracy; Homing in on British Democracy; Putting the monarchy in its place; Expanding the franchise; Throwing digital democracy into the mix; Understanding the Rights that Come with British Citizenship; Evaluating the Pros and Cons of UK Democracy; Looking at the strengths; Recognising the weaknesses; Being a Citizen; Getting involved; Gauging voter apathy; Chapter 4: Examining Political Ideologies; Understanding What an Ideology Is; Moderating ideologies: The British way Liberalising the world: The march of the Western democratic modelFocusing on Freedom with Liberalism; Joining Together for the Greater Good: Socialism in the UK; Focusing on the successes of socialism; Rebranding socialism: New Labour; Stirring things up: Revolutionary socialism; Looking far left: Marxism and communism; Keeping with Tradition: Conservatism; Uniting under one nation conservatism; Reforming with a small 'r'; Changing conservatism: The Thatcher revolution; Modernising the Conservatives; Examining Alternative Politics; Focusing on the far right: Fascism Looking into the darkness: Totalitarian regimes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787464203321 |
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Knight Julian
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| Chichester, [England] : , : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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British politics for dummies / / by Julian Knight
| British politics for dummies / / by Julian Knight |
| Autore | Knight Julian |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, [England] : , : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (428 p.) |
| Disciplina | 320.941 |
| Collana | --For dummies |
| Soggetto topico | Politics, Practical - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-118-97152-3
1-118-97151-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with British Politics; Chapter 1: Taking in the Political Universe; Understanding the Difference between Local and National Politics; Splitting the Difference: The Devolved Parliament and Assemblies; Evolving to Democracy: A Very British Story; Assessing the Health of British Democracy; Paying Homage to the 'Mother of Parliaments'; Introducing the Players in the British Political System
Gazing at the political summit: The central role of the prime ministerDeclining importance of the MP; Checking the power of the politicians: The judiciary; Mixing in the monarch; Coming under Greater Scrutiny: Politics in the Media; Britain: Making Its Way in the European Union; Looking Further Afield: The UK and the Wider World; Chapter 2: Understanding Why Politics and Politicians are Important; Looking at Different Types of Authority; Deciphering the Ultimate Purpose of Politics; Gauging the Role of Politicians; Making the law; Changing the constitution and the way government works Ensuring a more stable stateGalvanising the country in times of crisis; Listening to constituents; Working for the good of the country; Tackling the Big Issues: Current Challenges Facing Politicians; Keeping up living standards - it's the economy, stupid!; Saving the planet; Bringing an end to world poverty; Fighting terrorism; Reckoning with the decline of Western dominance; Becoming Active in Politics; Playing your part; Taking up the paint brush: Political social action; Chapter 3: Looking at Participatory Democracy; Understanding What Qualifies as a Democracy Starting with Athenian direct democracyGetting into representative democracy; Homing in on British Democracy; Putting the monarchy in its place; Expanding the franchise; Throwing digital democracy into the mix; Understanding the Rights that Come with British Citizenship; Evaluating the Pros and Cons of UK Democracy; Looking at the strengths; Recognising the weaknesses; Being a Citizen; Getting involved; Gauging voter apathy; Chapter 4: Examining Political Ideologies; Understanding What an Ideology Is; Moderating ideologies: The British way Liberalising the world: The march of the Western democratic modelFocusing on Freedom with Liberalism; Joining Together for the Greater Good: Socialism in the UK; Focusing on the successes of socialism; Rebranding socialism: New Labour; Stirring things up: Revolutionary socialism; Looking far left: Marxism and communism; Keeping with Tradition: Conservatism; Uniting under one nation conservatism; Reforming with a small 'r'; Changing conservatism: The Thatcher revolution; Modernising the Conservatives; Examining Alternative Politics; Focusing on the far right: Fascism Looking into the darkness: Totalitarian regimes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808913503321 |
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Knight Julian
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| Chichester, [England] : , : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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