{"product_id":"democracy-in-britain-isbn-9780631188315","title":"Democracy in Britain","description":"\u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Britain \u003c\/i\u003eincludes a rich and varied selection of key writings, from the debates around Britain's representative and democratic institutions, from constitutional commentary and diaries to poetry and fiction; from Locke and Burke to Dryden and Auden; and from Magna Carta to \u003ci\u003eSpycatcher\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides the best resource available for the understanding and study of Britain's system of representative democracy \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe editors have made efforts throughout to make the material selected accessible to non-specialists \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRather than following one side of the debate on British democracy, this presents the reader with both sides of the argument \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSponsored by the British Council, the book will receive special advertising and promotion \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Introduction. \u003cp\u003e1. Does the British Constitution Exist?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Crown and Parliament, Government and People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Representation of Groups.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Agreeing to be Governed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Parties and Elections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Democracy and Freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Nations and Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Democracy and the Economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. A Democratic Culture?\u003c\/p\u003e  \"An intelligent collection that brings disparate figures and ideas into fruitful dialogue.\" \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is not an average anthology. At its best, which is much of the time, it is a sustained and marshalled analysis, a wide-ranging dialectical thesis with witnesses for both the prosecution and defence, a historical examination of the continuing, unresolved - and intensely topical - debate about democracy and the nature of the British state.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"This collection of essays has something to enrage, inform, and sometimes startle everyone in Britain interested in how we got to here. More fleshed out than a dictionary, it is nevertheless full of succinct definitions.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJack Lively\u003c\/b\u003e is an Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Warwick. Among his previous publications is \u003ci\u003eDemocracy\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), also published by Blackwell.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Lively\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eSing the Body Electric\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), and a pamphlet on constitutional reform, \u003ci\u003eParliament: The Great British Democracy Swindle\u003c\/i\u003e (1990). He is currently working on a study of race and the imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Britain\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable guide to the constitutional and political issues regarding representative and democratic institutions in Britain. As much a literary anthology as a political reader, it includes a rich and varied selection of key writings, from the debates around Britain's representative and democratic institutions, from constitutional commentary and diaries to poetry and fiction; from Locke and Burke to Dryden and Auden; and from Magna Carta to \u003ci\u003eSpycatcher.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989038416101,"sku":"NP9780631188315","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631188315.jpg?v=1761782536","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/democracy-in-britain-isbn-9780631188315","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}