Democracy and the State by Michael Willis
This book charts the progress of the United Kingdom towards a modern democracy and looks at the changing role of the state from 1830 to 1945. It examines the electoral reform acts introduced between 1832 and 1918; the changing balance of power between monarchy, government, the House of Lords and the civil service; the development of the state from a laissez-faire to an interventionist one; the growth of corporatism; and welfare provision. The author considers the key ideas and thinking behind these developments and offers different perspectives on events. He also highlights the main debates between historians about the politics of the period. Democracy and the State contains a selection of primary sources, including a document case study and questions at the end of each chapter.
Willis, Michael: - Michael Willis is curator of the early South Asian and Himalayan collections at the British Museum. A Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society and an Honorary Research Fellow at Cardiff University, he is the author of The Temples of Gopaksetra and Buddhist Reliquaries from Ancient India.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521599948 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521599946 |
| Title | Democracy and the State |
| Author | Michael Willis |
| Series | Cambridge Perspectives In History |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1998-12-10 |
| Number of pages | 136 |
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