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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Table of Contents:
- 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.