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Understanding British and European political issues : a guide for A2 politics students / Neil McNaughton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McNaughton, Neil, author.
- Series:
- Understanding politics.
- Understanding politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- European Union--Politics and government.
- European Union.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Social conditions--1945-.
- Great Britain--Economic conditions--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 271 pages) : charts; digital file(s).
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2010.
- Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This new edition will be essential reading for all students studying politics at A2 level, as it covers the important issues as required by the main examining boards, and has been specifically tailored to the brand new Edexcel Route A specification. Fully updated to include the global recession and other recent political developments, itlooks at the important issues in British politics since 1945. It is also useful as an introductory reader for all those who are interested in the field.Neil McNaughton is a seasoned writer at this level. He examines, on a chapter by chapter basis, the key issues of British politics today; economic policy, the Welfare State, law and order, environment policy, Northern Ireland, issues concerning women,European integration and the European Union, and the impact of the European Union on Britain. In each case he describes the issues in detail and places them in their political context.Written in an accessible style, with helpful features such as summaries, definition, tables and boxes to illuminate the points made and suggestions for additional reading and research, this book is urgently needed as students grapple with the issues thrown up by the new examinations.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- List of tables
- Introduction
- List of abbreviations
- 1 The economy
- 2 The Welfare State
- 3 Health
- 4 Education
- 5 Social security
- 6 Law and order
- 7 Issues concerning women
- 8 Racial issues and the multicultural society
- 9 The environment
- 10 Northern Ireland
- 11 Constitutional reform
- 12 Devolution
- 13 The development of European integration
- 14 Institutions of the European Union
- 15 European Union issues
- 16 Britain and European Union
- Additional reading and research
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy
- Description based on print record.
- ISBN:
- 1-5261-3794-1
- OCLC:
- 1408681756
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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