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The first full history of the last two and a half decades, compellingly told by a leading contemporary historianVladimir Lenin, an occasional resident of North London who went on to other things, has been credited with once saying that there are decades where nothing happens but weeks when decades happen. The first two and a half decades of this century in Britain have had plenty of those weeks. Indeed, our recent history has at times resemble...

This book offers a history of modern Britain since the late 1970s. Twelve chapters take as their starting-point one particularly important day in recent British history and describes what happened on that day and what happened as a result of that day.

Taking as its starting-point Anthony Downs' seminal work, An Economic Theory of Democracy, this book draws upon insights generated within economics, political psychology, and the study of rhetoric to examine the way in which New Labour achieved and maintained its electoral hegemony from 1994. Journalists and politicians routinely attribute New Labour's electoral success to its occupation of the 'centre-ground'. This book is interested in the q...

An informative, engaging and topical book which offers an argument about British politics at a time when British politics remains a key talking point~Extremely topical in light of the shift in British politics in the wake of the EU referendum and its political after-shocks~Offers a very original (and controversial) account of modern British history -- one which challenges dominant views on the left and right

Assuming no prior knowledge, this widely-used and critically-acclaimed text provides a clear introduction to, and uniquely fair-minded assessment of, Rational Choice approaches. The substantially revised, updated and extended new edition includes more substantial coverage of game theory, collective action, 'revisionist' public choice, and the use of rational choice in International Relations.