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About this new third
edition:
'John Kingdom
has produced an impressive introduction to British government. It
manages to combine comprehensive coverage, social and historical
context, and the clever use of analytical approaches. Overall this
is a first-class text for A level and undergraduate students.'
Martin Smith, Department of Politics, University of Sheffield
'This book
is written with wonderful clarity, and is presented with great user-friendliness.
John Kingdom's deep historical grip underpins his combination of
descriptive style, explanatory rigour and intellectual challenge.
It is a masterly account of both the old and new in the stable and
changing institutions and processes of British government and politics
in the contemporary world.' Adrian Leftwich, Department of
Politics, University of York
About
previous editions:
"If
there is such a thing as a textbook blockbuster, then this is the
one. Provocative, thoughtful, engaging, lucidly written; this book
represents a quantum leap in the art of politics textbook writing."
Times Education Supplement
"John
Kingdom . . . is an author whose every word bites and challenges,
and the second edition of his Government and Politics in Britain
is even more likely than the first to stir up interest . . . This
new edition has been powerfully revised and significantly expanded;
the guides to work which terminate each chapter are both concise
and comprehensive, and include valuable net references; the concluding
chronology, glossary and bibliography are magisterial. This is in
fact a masterly work." Michael St John Parker, Parliamentary
Affairs
"Two
things make a John Kingdom textbook special: the range of people
and institutions, factors, processes and events he embraces and
the passion which drives his analysis. Read a Kingdom page and the
subject-matter bites you." Peter Hennessy, Queen Mary
College, University of London
"This
is an improved edition of what was already one of the best textbooks
in the field. It will be required reading, especially for those
interested in a critical approach to British politics."
David Marsh, University of Birmingham
"This
book is encyclopaedic, attractively presented and relentlessly provocative.
It will prompt seminar debate and a spirit of enquiry about British
government amongst your students." Professor R. A. W.
Rhodes, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
"Kingdom's
book . . . is concerned with challenging the conventions of traditional
textbooks. To this end it places Britain in a historical, social
and comparative context. Unlike most books it raises issues of sexual
and racial division and it concerned with explaining the distribution
of power within the British political system. It introduces various
theoretical approaches and calls for a holistic approach to politics."
Martin J. Smith, British Journal of Politics and International
Relations
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