Boucher, David(Ed) & Kelly, Paul(Ed)
The Social Contract from Hobbes to Rawls
undergraduate, postgraduate level
Routledge: 10 1994
336pp 234 x 156: 4 figures
Leading scholars from Britain and America survey the history of contractarian thought and the major debates in political theory which surround the notion of social contract. This work aims to be a comprehensive introduction within a broad theoretical framework.
Paperback ISBN:0 415 10846 2 £13.99

Crewe, Ivor & Fox, Anthony et al
The British Electorate, 1963 1992: a Compendium of Data from the British Election Studies
undergraduate, professional level
Cambridge UP: 11 1995
368pp 270 x 196: 480 tables
Since 1963 statistical information about British voters and British elections has been collected by the British Election Studies research teams. This text aims to make this data available in a format accessible to the non technical user.
Hardback ISBN:0 521 49646 2 £80.00
Paperback ISBN:0 521 49965 8 £29.95

Dunleavy, Patrick(Ed) & Gamble, Andrew(Ed) et al
Developments in British Politics 4
undergraduate, professional level
Macmillan Press: 06 1993
384pp 216 x 138
Continuing the tradition of up to date and theoretically informed analysis established in previous "Developments" books, new chapters provide a comprehensive introduction to British politics under Prime Minister Major. Patrick Dunleavy is the author of "Democracy, Bureaucracy and Public Choice".
Hardback ISBN:0 333 58013 3 £40.00
Paperback ISBN:0 333 58014 1 £12.50

Gray, John
Beyond the New Right
general level
Routledge: 11 1994
208pp
Paperback ISBN: 0 415 10706 7 £12.99

Healey, Denis
Time of My Life
general level
Penguin: 10 1993
624pp
Paperback ISBN: 0 14 015394 2 £7.99

Healey, Denis
When Shrimps Learn to Whistle: Signposts to the Nineties
general level
Michael Joseph: 1990
288pp 234 x 153
A collection of essays on themes which underlie the far reaching political developments that have taken place in Eastern Europe over the last year. The author's experience of domestic and world affairs have given him a clear insight into European politics.
Hardback ISBN:0 7181 3485 0 £15.99

Hobhouse, L.T. & Meadowcroft, James(Ed)
"Liberalism" and other Writings
undergraduate, professional level
Cambridge UP: 01 1994
244pp 216 x 136
Dewey class: 320.51
Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
This edition of Hobhouse's "Liberalism" includes a number of his other writings from the same period, and should be of interest to a broad range of students and scholars in politics and the history of political thought.
Paperback ISBN:0 521 43726 1 £12.95

Hudson, Ray & Williams, Alan
Divided Britain
undergraduate level
John Wiley Ltd: 12 1994
240pp 229 x 152
Revised to evaluate the economic, social and political changes that have taken place in the UK since Margaret Thatcher's departure as Prime Minister, this text includes two new chapters which place the Thatcherite and post Thatcherite periods in their historical contexts.
Paperback ISBN:0 471 95204 4 £12.99

Hutton, Will
The State We Are In: Why Britain is in Crisis, and How to Overcome it
general, undergraduate, professional level
Jonathan Cape: 01 1995
240pp 240 x 159
A critique of Britain's economic, social and political institutions. Hutton asserts that these have become out of date, with an 18th century state facing 20th century issues, and offers ideas on how they can be modernized.
Hardback ISBN:0 224 03688 2 £17.99

Jenkins, Simon
Accountable to None: the Tory Nationalization of Britain
general level
Penguin: 04 1996
320pp 198 x 129
This work argues that the 1980s and early 1990s have seen a great increase in the centralization of power and despite privatization, deregulation and devolution, the government asserted its control. The book describes the situation, and asks what it means for democracy.
Paperback ISBN:0 14 024502 2 £7.99

Jones, Bill
Political Issues in Britain Today
advanced secondary, general level
Manchester UP: 06 1994
300pp 198 x 129
Dewey class: 320.941
Series: Politics Today
Desite the continuity of Conservative rule, the British political scene has undergone considerable upheavals since 1989, and the latest edition of this textbook has been completely updated to take these changes into account.
Paperback ISBN:0 7190 3772 7 £7.99

Kavanagh, D.
Thatcherism and British Politics: the End of Consensus?
professional level
Oxford UP: 04 1990
352pp 2nd edition
Paperback ISBN:0 19 827755 5 £9.99

Kavanagh, Dennis & Morris, Peter
Consensus Politics: From Attlee to Major
undergraduate, professional level
Blackwell Publishers: 05 1994
160pp 216 x 138
Dewey class: 320.941
Series: Making Contemporary Britain
This work chronicles the rise and fall of the post war consensus in five key policy areas the mixed economy, full employment, trade unions, welfare and foreign policy. This edition has been updated to include a new chapter on John Major's premiership.
Paperback ISBN:0 631 19228 X £11.99

Mack, Joanna & Lansley, Stewart
Breadline Britain in the 1990s
undergraduate, postgraduate level
Routledge: 10 1996
256pp 216 x 138
The first edition of this work was a pioneering study of relative poverty, providing a graphic report on the growing incidence of poverty in Britain. This book is a revised, up to date look at this issue. Poverty is the sole focus of the text and the authors provide information on trends since 1985.
Hardback ISBN:0 415 07609 9 £35.00

Paxman, Jeremy
Friends in High Places: Who Runs Britain?
general level
Penguin Books: 1991
400pp 198 x 129
Searching for the true sources of power in 1990s Britain, this book examines a number of top jobs and the positions that yield power. Jeremy Paxman is best known as presenter of BBC 2's current affairs programme "Newsnight".
Paperback ISBN:0 14 015600 3 £7.99

Pearce, Malcolm & Stewart, Geoffrey
British Political History: 1867 1991: Democracy and Decline
undergraduate level
Routledge: 08 1992
608pp 234 x 156: 26 illustrations and 15 maps
Dewey class: 941.08
This extensive and comprehensive text brings 125 years of Britain's political, economic and social history to life. Illustrated with original cartoons and documents, it is written in a coherent and accessible style.
Paperback ISBN:0 415 07247 6 £14.99

Peele, Gillian
British Party Politics: Competing For Power in the 1990s
undergraduate, professional level
Philip Allan: 1991
256pp
This survey of the struggle for power on the British political scene focuses primarily on the problems of party management and leadership, techniques for marketing parties and party organization at domestic and European level. The formation and development of new parties is also considered.
Hardback ISBN:0 86003 406 2 £35.00
Paperback ISBN:0 86003 706 1 £9.95

Plant, R.
Ideology IN Modern British Politics
Prentice Hall / Harvester Wheatsheaf: 12 1996
Paperback ISBN:0 13 354333 1 £13.95

Porter, Bernard
Freedom, Empire and Decline: a Political History of Britain
1851 1990
undergraduate, general level
Edward Arnold: 09 1994
The Great Exhibition of 1851 symbolized Britain's pre eminence, but a century and a half later Britain is forced to acknowledge her relative decline. This book traces the origins of most of the problems that confront the country today back precisely to that "golden age" of the 1850s and '60s.
Paperback ISBN:0 340 56197 1 £14.99

Radice, Lisanne & Vallance, Elizabeth et al
Member of Parliament: the Job of A Backbencher.
Macmillan Press: april 1990
185pp Bibliography
What sort of people are MPs and what is the job they do? Are they workaholics and are the constant tensions of the job between the constituency and Westminister, social work and statesman, in any sense reconcilable? These are the questions examined, often through members, in this book.
Hardback ISBN:0 333 49121 1 £45.00
Paperback ISBN:0 333 49122 X £16.99

Thatcher, Margaret
The Path to Power: Memoirs Volume Two
general level
HarperCollins: 06 1995
648pp: 16pp b&w, 8pp colour illustrations
Margaret Thatcher's govenment was, she says, about the application of a philosophy, not the implementation of an administrative programme. In this second volume of her memoirs, she reveals the inspiration behind her philosophies, and also discusses her upbringing, education and marriage.
Hardback ISBN:0 00 255050 4 £25.00

Walton, Ian (Ed.)
Guardians of the State: Ten Years in Politics, a Poetic History
professional, general level
Poetry Now: 05 1993
205pp
Paperback ISBN: 1 85731 112 4 £7.99

Wilson, Edgar
A Very British Miracle: the Failure of Thatcherism
professional level
Pluto Press: 11 1991
Dewey class: 941.085
A retrospective of the Thatcher years which examines the policy and philosophy of the New Right. Part one deals with the rise of the New Right, its ideas and leaders and the context in which they flourished. Part two evaluates the economic, social, political and cultural record of government.
Paperback ISBN:0 7453 0654 3 £10.95

Young, Hugo
One of Us
general level
Pan: 05 1993
560pp 197 x 130: 24 b&w photographs
Written to coincide with Channel 4 series on Thatcher, this biography is based on intimate conversations between the Prime Minister and the major politicians of the period and Hugo Young, who has written and presented "No Minister", "But Chancellor" and "The Thatcher Phenomenon".
Paperback ISBN:0 330 32841 7 £9.99