Political ideas in modern Britain : in and after the twentieth century / Rodney Barker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barker, Rodney.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Political science.

Great Britain--Politics and government--20th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (359 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The rise of the New Right and the collapse of state communism in 1989 has fundamentally changed political thinking in the late twentieth century. Rodney Barker has revised and extended his classic text - Political Ideas in Modern Britain - in the light of these changes. His accessible account of political thinking in Britain since the 1880's now includes detailed analysis of:* the demise of traditional conservatism and socialism* the rise and decline of the New Right* the growth of feminism, liberalism and pluralism Political Ideas in Modern Britain charts the

Contents:

Cover; Political Ideas in Modern Britain; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Two introductions; Introduction 1996; Introduction 1978; 2 Friends of the modern state; 3 Pleas for liberty; 4 Neither state nor individual: the defence of communal and group politics; 5 The pale of the constitution: the idea of citizenship; 6 Accommodations to the modern state: political ideas in the second quarter of the twentieth century; 7 Arrivals and departures: political ideas in the third quarter of the twentieth century

8 The death of conservatism and the dispersal of liberalism 9 The death of socialism and the rise of the left; 10 Definitions and doormats: the rise of feminism; 11 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-342) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-91066-5

1-134-91067-3

0-203-41604-X

0-585-44808-6

1-280-33648-X

9786610336487

9780203416044

OCLC:

560361637