Contemporary Britain a survey with texts
This work is a wide-ranging collection of sources concerning every important aspect of life in Britain today, from national identity to moral panics and offers a snapshot of life in Britain at the beginning of the 21st century. Topics covered include: Britain's role in world affairs; British na...
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Contemporary Britain |b a survey with texts |c [edited by] John Oakland. |
| 264 | |a London ; |a New York |b Routledge |c 2001. | ||
| 300 | |a xv, 253 pages |c 25 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |2 rdacontent | ||
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| 338 | |a volume |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 505 | |a 1.Contemporary Britain: the context Decline The Establishment Centralization and democracy Models of British society -- 2. Images of Britain External images Internal images Contrasting images The people's images -- 3 National identities Britishness Tensions Change and Reaction Public opinion -- 4. Political ideologies The Labour Party The Conservative Party The Liberal Democrats -- 5. Constitutional reform The British Constitution Devolution The House of Lords Civil Liberties -- 6. Britain and the world Foreign policy Europe and the European Union The Euro (common currency) debate The Commonwealth Defence policy and NATO -- 7. Central social institutions The welfare state Social security Poverty The National Health Service (NHS) Education -- 8. Social behaviour and 'moral panics' Teenage pregnancies and drugs Crime and the fear of crime Marriage Racism Moral concern Religious behaviour. | ||
| 520 | |a This work is a wide-ranging collection of sources concerning every important aspect of life in Britain today, from national identity to moral panics and offers a snapshot of life in Britain at the beginning of the 21st century. Topics covered include: Britain's role in world affairs; British national identity; constitutional reform within Britain; social institutions including the NHS; political parties; and morality and religion. | ||
| 651 | 0 | |a Great Britain |x History |y Elizabeth II, 1952- | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Great Britain |x History |y Elizabeth II, 1952- |v Sources. | |
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