The Transformation of British Politics 1860–1995
Brian Harrison
Abstract
The British political system, though often criticised, has been the model and the inspiration for many national governments worldwide. Yet it is now at the centre of controversial debate within Britain itself. Over the 130 years since Bagehot wrote his English Constitution, no historian has investigated in depth how it has evolved in all its dimensions, and few political scientists have looked further back than the Second World War. This book provides a detailed explanation of how the British political system came to acquire the form it has today. The book's analysis runs continuously from the ... More
Keywords: British political system, Bagehot, English Constitution, civil liberties, pressure groups, parliament, elections, central government, local government, monarchy
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 1996 | Print ISBN-13: 9780198731214 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2011 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198731214.001.0001 |
