British Politics Books

New and Published Books

1. Socialism and Religion

   Roads to Common Wealth

   By Vincent Geoghegan

   Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

   In the past decade philosophers and political theorists have increasingly pondered the role of religion in a modern secular society, and of the possible value of religion as a resource for contemporary thinking. The global resurgence of a new religious politics – graphically symbolised by 9/11 -...

   Published January 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. Britain, America and Anti-Communist Propaganda 1945-53

   The Information Research Department

   By Andrew Defty

   Series: Studies in Intelligence

   In the Cold War battle for hearts and minds Britain was the first country to formulate a coordinated global response to communist propaganda. In January 1948, the British government launched a new propaganda policy designed to 'oppose the inroads of communism' by taking the offensive against it.' A...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. Clinton and Blair

   The Political Economy of the Third Way

   By Flavio Romano

   Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

   The former President of the United States, Bill Clinton and, at the time of publication, still current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair have described their style of government as a ‘Third Way’. In this important and timely book, Flavio Romano identifies and clarifies the...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Rise and Fall of a National Strategy

   The UK and The European Community: Volume 1

   Edited by Alan S. Milward

   Series: Government Official History Series

   This text analyzes British official thinking behind the UK's standing aloof from the moves after 1945 towards European economic collaboration, leading to the establishment of ECSC and the EEC in the 1950s. It deals with the later change of tack (1961), covers the organization in Whitehall for the...

   Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge
5. Anglo-American Relations

   Contemporary Perspectives

   Edited by Steve Marsh, Alan Dobson

   Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics

   This book provides an examination of contemporary Anglo-American relations. Anglo-American relations, sometimes controversially referred to as the Special Relationship, constitute arguably the most important bilateral relationship of modern times. Yet in recent years, there have been frequent...

   Published November 28th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Silence of Constitutions (Routledge Revivals)

   Gaps, 'abeyances' and political temperament in the maintenance of government

   By Michael Foley

   First published in 1989, Michael’s Foley’s book deals with the ‘abeyances’ present in both written and unwritten constitutions, arguing that these gaps in the explicitness of a constitution, and the various ways they are preserved, provide the means by which constitutional conflict is continually...

   Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
7. Class Politics and the Radical Right

   Edited by Jens Rydgren

   Series: Extremism and Democracy

   One of the most significant events in European politics the past two decades is the emergence of radical right-wing parties, mobilizing against immigration and multiethnic societies. Such parties have established themselves in a large number of countries, often with voter shares exceeding ten and...

   Published November 6th 2012 by Routledge
8. Traditionalism, Conservatism and British Political Culture (Routledge Revivals)

   By Bob Jessop

   First published in 1974, this study of British political culture provides a radical critique of contemporary theories of working class deference and voting patterns. Drawing not only on previously unpublished opinion poll data but also the evidence of his own surveys, the author provides convincing...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
9. The Politics and Economics of Britain's Foreign Aid

   The Pergau Dam Affair

   By Tim Lankester

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Development Studies

   The Pergau dam in Malaysia was the most controversial project in the history of British aid. Because of its high cost, it was a poor candidate for aid funding. It was provided in part to honour a highly irregular promise of civil aid in connection with a major arms deal. After two parliamentary...

   Published September 17th 2012 by Routledge
10. Politics and Religion in the United Kingdom

    By Steve Bruce

    Series: Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics

    This important new volume seeks to provide significant contribution to our understanding of religion and politics, demonstrating through comparisons with other countries the unusually complex nature of the interaction of religion and politics in the United Kingdom. Bruce provides a detailed and...

    Published July 25th 2012 by Routledge