An Introduction to Politics, State and Society.
Title:
An Introduction to Politics, State and Society.
Author:
McAuley, James.
ISBN:
9781847871473
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (241 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction: Politics, State and Society -- Section I: Politics, Power, Political Legitimacy and the State -- 1: Founding Arguments: Theorizing Politics, Power and the State -- 2: Legitimacy and Power in the United Kingdom -- Section II: Society and the State -- 3: (Re)defining Politics: Neoliberalism and the State -- 4: The Politics of Welfare and the Welfare State -- 5: Northern Ireland, Political Violence and the Politics of Terrorism -- Section III: The Future of Politics and the State -- 6: Post-industrialism and the End of Politics? -- 7: Politics in the New Millennium: Globalization and the End of Social Democracy? -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
This major new textbook will equip students with a complete understanding of contemporary politics, state and society in the United Kingdom today.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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