| Territory and Power in the United Kingdom: An Interpretation Contributor(s): Bulpitt, Jim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0955248868 ISBN-13: 9780955248863 Publisher: ECPR Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: "Territory and Power in the United Kingdom" is about the nature of the UK state, where it came from and where it is going. Bulpitt sought to summarise the political code and statecraft that has helped govern the territories of the United Kingdom for much of the twentieth century, though it had its antecedents many years before. He provides an account of its emergence, operation and decline, which summarises an important phase in the United Kingdom's history and marks out why the country stood out from its continental neighbours in terms of its territorial organisation and state tradition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Dewey: 941 |
| Series: Ecpr Press Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.24" W x 9.11" (0.84 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Territory and Power in the United Kingdom is about the nature of the UK state, where it came from and where it is going. Bulpitt sought to summarise the political code and statecraft that has helped govern the territories of the United Kingdom for much of the twentieth century, though it had its antecedents many years before. He provides an account of its emergence, operation and decline, which summarises an important phase in the United Kingdom's history and marks out why the country stood out from its continental neighbours in terms of its territorial organisation and state tradition. This ECPR Classics edition includes a new introduction by Peter John placing this important, classic work in a current context. |