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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      18 March 2010
      08 February 1996
      ISBN:
      9780511660351
      9780521455374
      9780521522229
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511660351
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.715kg, 418 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.718kg, 420 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, Twentieth Century British History, British Government, Politics and Policy, History, European Studies, Politics and International Relations
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    Area Studies, Twentieth Century British History, British Government, Politics and Policy, History, European Studies, Politics and International Relations
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    This innovative book provides an essential historical perspective on the boundaries of the state in modern Britain. The collection of inter-disciplinary studies gathered here is unimpressed by the apparent 'rise' of the state before 1979 and its supposed 'decline' in the wake of Thatcherism. The Boundaries of the State in Modern Britain constitutes a comprehensive and coherent attempt to delineate the many and varying aspects of public involvement in private life during the twentieth century. It shows how the state has advanced into some areas of life, whilst vacating others. It explores the impact of these changes on civil society and intellectual life in Britain. Finally, the contributors consider where the state might be going in the twenty-first century.

    Reviews

    "...this collection remains a valuable summary of issues centering around the scope of central power in modern Britain....The general topic is bound to be a popular one at century's end. Its treatment here is a good start." James B. Christoph

    "An excellent work, recommended for upper-division undergraduates through faculty." H. Steck, Choice

    "This collection is strong on the state as a concept and as a deliverer(or withholder)of services....The general topic is bound to be a popular one at century's end. Its treatment here is a good start." Albion

    "...this collection remains a valuable summary of issues centering around the scope of central power in modern Britain. The general topic is bound to be a popular one at century's end. its treatment here is a good start." James B. Christoph, Albion

    "This volume provides seventeen historical and interpretative essays exploring the expansion and contraction fo teh British State's involvement in people's lives. The essays are informative, providing a wealth of insight, history and references." Joel Wolfe, British Politics Group Newsletter

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