Pressure groups and political culture : a comparative study / Francis G. Castles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Castles, Francis G. (Francis Geoffrey), 1943-

Series:

Routledge revivals.

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pressure groups.

Political culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (79 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 1967.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume, first published in 1967, offers a new approach to the study of pressure groups, whose importance in the British political system has been increasingly recognised in recent years. Francis Castles seeks to throw light on this topic, firstly by examining the theoretical approaches to an understanding of their role in the political process and secondy by presenting a number of specific studies. For the first time, in one small volume, the reader can become acquainted with pressure groups in continental Europe, Scandinavia, the United States, the totalitarian countries, and the emergen

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Coyright; General editor's introduction; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface: the 'science' of politics; 1 Pressure group theory and its problems; 2 The emergent nations; 3 Totalitarianism; 4 Continental Europe-The politics of immobility; 5 Scandinavia; 6 The Anglo-American system-the autonomous interest group; 7 Attitude groups in Britain; 8 Conclusion; Suggestions for further reading; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-19532-3

1-282-25632-7

9786612256325

0-203-09230-9

9780203092309

OCLC:

456210006