The Boundaries of the State in Modern Britain
Contributors: S. J. D. Green (Editor); R. C. Whiting (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 8, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9780521522229
Subjects: British & Irish history: from c 1900 -; Constitution: government & the state; History; History - General History; History: World; British Isles; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Europe - Great Britain - General; General; History / Great Britain; Political Science-General; Political science--Great Britain--History--20; Political science--Great Britain--History--20th century
First sentence: One of the most striking features of writing on British politics and society from the early 1940s through to the late 1960s was the widespread silence that prevailed on the theme of the underlying nature, powers and purposes of the state.