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  • Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher

    Edited by Philip Norton, Matt Beech ...
    This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of the life, work and legacy of Britain’s first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Expert contributors examine the major impact she had on British and global politics as the longest-serving Prime Minister in modern British history.Organised into three substantive parts exploring Thatcher’s political life before, during and after her ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • The Idea of the Good Society

    Essays in Honour of Raymond Plant

    by Matt Beech, Kevin Hickson ...
    This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the political thought and practice of Raymond Plant (Professor Lord Plant of Highfield) and celebrates the three aspects of his public life which speak to his idea of the good society: scholarship, politics, and civil society. Firstly, Plant's scholarship was remarkable in its breadth including philosophy, social work, political studies, social ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Conservative Governments in the Age of Brexit

    Edited by Matt Beech, Simon Lee ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book provides the first evaluation of the three Conservative administrations which have been affected, shaped and largely determined by the age of Brexit.It breaks new ground by collectively analysing the Cameron, May and Johnson administrations in an era of political and social shock and disruption, caused by the phenomenon of Brexit. As an edited collection, the project brings experts ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • Why the Left Loses

    The Decline of the Centre-Left in Comparative Perspective

    by René Cuperus, Chris Pierson, Sophie Di Francesco-Mayot, Paul Kennedy, Claes Belfrage, Uwe Jun, Grant Duncan, Rob Manwaring, Carol Johnson0, Matt Beech1 ...
    Social Democracy is on the back-foot, and increasingly centre-left political parties are struggling to win office. Bringing together a range of leading academics and experts on social democratic politics and policy, Why the left loses offers an international, comparative view of the changing political landscape, examining the degree to which the centre-left project is exhausted and is able to ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The Brown Government

    A Policy Evaluation

    Edited by Matt Beech, Simon Lee ...
    The Brown Government provides an interim evaluation of Gordon Brown’s Labour administration through identifying continuities and discontinuities with the Blair governments from 1997. By focusing on key ideas and areas of public policy it presents an analysis of the first 18 months of Brown’s government. This book is notable for its topicality particularly for the discussions of the credit crunch, ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The Struggle for Labour's Soul

    Understanding Labour's Political Thought Since 1945

    Edited by Matt Beech, Kevin Hickson, Raymond Plant ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in British Politics
    The election of the most left-wing Labour Party Leader since 1945, followed by the Party's third consecutive general election defeat and the ongoing cultural divisions around Brexit present an ideal opportunity for a thorough re-evaluation of the state of the Party within its broader ideological and historical context.This second edition of this highly respected book analyses the current ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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    From New Politics to the New Scottish Government

    by Paul Cairney ...
    This book presents a narrative of Scottish politics since devolution in 1999. It compares eight years of coalition government under Scottish Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats with four years of Scottish National Party minority government.It outlines the relative effect of each government on Scottish politics and public policy in various contexts, including: high expectations for ‘new ... Read more

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  • Yes

    The Radical Case for Scottish Independence

    by James Foley, Peter Ramand ...
    The United Kingdom faces a historic turning point in 2014. A 'Yes' vote in the referendum on Scottish independence would see the break-up of the 300-year-old union, adding a constitutional crisis to a deep economic crisis.An accessible polemic written for progressives both north and south of the border, Yes argues that independence can reinvigorate campaigns against austerity across Britain and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rule Britannia

    Brexit and the End of Empire

    by Danny Dorling ...
    Things fall apart when empires crumble. This time, we think, things will be different. They are not. This time, we are told, we will become great again. We will not. In this new edition of the hugely successful Rule Britannia, Danny Dorling and Sally Tomlinson argue that the vote to leave the EU was the last gasp of the old empire working its way out of the British psyche. Fuelled by a misplaced ... Read more

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  • Harold Wilson

    The Unprincipled Prime Minister?: A Reappraisal of Harold Wilson

    Edited by Andrew S. Crines, Kevin Hickson ...
    This year marks the centenary of Harold Wilson's birth, the fiftieth anniversary of his most impressive general election victory and forty years since his dramatic resignation as Prime Minister. He was one of the longest-serving premiers of the twentieth century, having won a staggering four general elections, yet, despite this monumental record, his place in Labour's history remains somewhat ... Read more

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  • Corbyn

    The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics

    by Richard Seymour ...
    How Jeremy Corbyn, the radical left candidate for the Labour leadership, won twice—and won bigIn the 2017 general election, Jeremy Corbyn pulled off an historic upset, attracting the biggest increase in the Labour vote since 1945. It was another reversal of expectations for the mainstream media and his ‘soft-left’ detractors. Demolishing the Blairite opposition in 2015, Corbyn had already seen off ... Read more

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  • Radical or Redundant?

    Minor Parties in Irish Politics

    by Liam Weeks ...
    While the type of small political party In Ireland has varied, their fate, it seems, has not. Although some enjoy a brief time in the sun, termination is the long-term prospects for all minor parties. The usual pattern is a speedy ascent, an impact on the political system including a time in government, followed by a prolonged termination. This book examines this pattern of evolution for minor, or ... Read more

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