| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 690 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 651-665) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt 1. Politics and government. The Blair premiership / Dennis Kavanagh -- Parliament / Philip Cowley -- Elections and public opinion / John Curtice -- Local government / Tony Travers -- Central government / Paul Fawcett and R.A.W. Rhodes -- The constitution / Philip Norton -- Media management / Raymond Kuhn -- Tony Blair as Labour Party leader / Richard Heffernan -- Social democracy / Vernon Bogdanor -- pt. 2. Economics and finance. The treasury and economic policy / Peter Sinclair -- New Labour, new capitalism / Robert Taylor -- Transport / Stephen Glaister -- Industrial policy / Nicholas Crafts -- pt. 3. Policy studies. Law and the judiciary / Michael Beloff -- Crime and penal policy / Tim Newburn and Robert Reiner -- Immigration / Sarah Spencer -- Schools / Alan Smithers -- The health and welfare legacy / Nick Bosanquet -- Equality and social justice / Kitty Stewart -- Culture and attitudes / Ben Page -- Higher education / John O'Leary -- pt. 4. Wider Relations. The national question / Iain McLean -- Ireland: the Peace Process / Frank Millar -- Europe / Ian Bache and Neill Nugent -- Development / Richard Manning -- Climate change / Kunal Khatri -- Foreign policy / Michael Clarke -- Defence / Lawrence Freedman. |
| Summary |
Tony Blair dominated British political life for more than a decade. Bringing together eminent academics and commentators, this title presents a wide-ranging overview of the achievements and failures of the Blair years. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Blair, Tony, 1953- -- Influence.
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Blair, Tony, 1953- |
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Ex-prime ministers -- Great Britain.
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Ex-prime ministers. |
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Great Britain. |
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1997-2007.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1997-2007 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Seldon, Anthony.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Blair's Britain, 1997-2007. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007 9780521882934 0521882931 (DLC) 2007282638 (OCoLC)165408062 |
| ISBN |
9780511367816 (electronic book) |
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0511367813 (electronic book) |
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9780511364198 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0511364199 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511367229 (ebook) |
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0511367228 (ebook) |
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9780521882934 (hardback) |
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0521882931 (hardback) |
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9780521709460 (paperback) |
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0521709466 (paperback) |
| Music No. |
9786611146443 |
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