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ListofIllustrations,Maps,Figures,TablesandBoxes
PrefaceandAcknowledgments
ListofAbbreviations
Introduction
1TheHistoricalContext
TheEmergenceoftheBritishState
PostwarAdjustment.1945-79
TheThatcherRevolution,1979-90
BlairandBeyond
2LandandPeople
TheGeographyofBritain
NaturalResources
TheEnvironment
ThePeopleofBritain
NationalismandRegionalism
ImmigrationandRace
3TheSocialSystem
SocialClass
TheChangingFamily
SocialServicesandHealthCare
Education
Lawand0rder
4GovernmentandthePoliticalSystem
PrinciplesofGovernment
TheConstitution
TheMonarchy
PrimeMinisterandCabinet
Parliament
TheJudiciary
TheBureaucracy
LocalGovemment
5PoliticsandCivilSociety
PoliticalCulture
Elections
PoliticalParties
InterestGroups
TheMedia
6TheEconomy
TheStructureoftheEconomy
FromHands-offtoHands-on,andBackAgain
BritainintheInternationalSystem
TheEconomicImplicationsofEurope
7CultureandLifestyle
Culture
TheIdentityOfBritain
TheArts
SportsandLeisure
Religion
8BritainandtheWorld
TheChangingBritishRoleintheWorld
TheCommonwealth
TheAtlanticAlliance
BritainandtheEuropeanUnion
TheChangingRoleoftheBritishMilitary
Conclusions
RecommendedReading
Britain0nline
Bibliography
AmajorEuropeanpower,aleadingvoiceinworldaffairs,birthplaceoftheparliamentarysystem,thepioneerofindustrialization,andadominatinginfluenceonWesternculture,Britishsocietyhasshapedtheworldandcontinuestodoso,evenastodayitfindsitselfadaptingtoanewglobalizedorder.InthiscompletelyrevisedandupdatedsecondeditionofContemporaryBritain,best-sellingauthorJohnMcCormickprovidesanauthoritativeandthoughtprovokingintroductiontoBritishsociety,geography,politicsandculture,discussingtheevolutionofeconomicandsocialpolicy,andBritainsnewplaceinEuropeandtheworld.
ItsmajorthemeischangeandtheoftendramaticupheavalsthatBritainhasundergone,fromreconstructionaftertheSecondWorldWarthroughthelegaciesofThatcherandBlairtotodayschallengesofmulticulturalismandintegrationwiththerestofEurope.Rejectingthethesisofdecline,itarguesthatBritainhasbecomeamoresuccessfulsocietywhosecitizensarelookinglessatthepastandmoreatpresentchallengesandfuturepossibilities.Assumingnopriorknowledgeandillustratedthroughoutwithfiguresandtables,boxesfocusingonkeyissues,andanextensiveguidetofurtherreadingandrelevantwebsites,ContemporaryBritainistheidealstartingpointforstudentsandinterestedgeneralreadersalike.Reviewofthefirstedition:"Verywellwrittenandveryreadable...Whilethisbookwouldbeideallysuitedtostudentsfromoverseas,thereismuchhereforstudentsfromtheBritishIsles...[A]usefulandinteresting...startingpointforresearchandfurtherreading...Thisbookachievesitsaimsverywell."
——VietoriaHoneyman,PoliticalStudiesReview
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