Ideology and politics in Britain today
Ian Adams
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paperback. An introduction to the ideas and doctrines that have shaped British politics. Looks at the nature of political doctrines and the role they play in politics as well as examining individual mainstream and fringe ideologies. Aimed at A level and undergraduate students. In the POLITICS TODAY series. Series Editor(s): Jones, Bill. Series: Politics Today. Num Pages: 240 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Politicians still call themselves socialists, conservatives and liberals, but among these groups exist very different understandings of what these terms represent. This new book provides a clear, comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the ideas and doctrines that have shaped, and will continue to shape, British politics. The first section of the book looks at different aspects of the wider context, the nature of political doctrines or ideologies and the role they play in politics in general. The main section of the book examines individual ideologies, broadly grouped into two categories of "mainstream" ideologies--conservatism, socialism, liberalism, and nationalism--and the "fringe"--namely the ... Read more
Politicians still call themselves socialists, conservatives and liberals, but among these groups exist very different understandings of what these terms represent. This new book provides a clear, comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the ideas and doctrines that have shaped, and will continue to shape, British politics. The first section of the book looks at different aspects of the wider context, the nature of political doctrines or ideologies and the role they play in politics in general. The main section of the book examines individual ideologies, broadly grouped into two categories of "mainstream" ideologies--conservatism, socialism, liberalism, and nationalism--and the "fringe"--namely the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Politics Today
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719050565
SKU
V9780719050565
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About Ian Adams
Ian Adams is Lecturer in Politics at Durham University
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