Ideas and Think Tanks in Contemporary Britain

TRAMA

These two volumes explore the influence of ideas and think tanks in contemporary Britain. Notable commentators such as Rodney Barker and Andrew Gamble contemplate how ideas have shaped politics and society. The purveyors of ideas for change, the think tanks, are examined in a series of studies; and leading academics and participants' views are recorded in a number of interviews. Volume 1 <BR>Contributors: Rodney Barker, Helen Fawcett, Andrew Denham and Mark Garnett, Lewis Baston, Richard Heffernan, Christopher Muller. Witness Seminar: Michael David Kandiah. <BR>Interviews: Anthony Seldon interviews Bernard Crick, Lord Dahrendorf, Anthony Giddens, Andrew Graham, John Ramsden and Lord Roll of Ipsden, KCMG, CB. Christopher Muller interviews Arthur Seldon.

NOTE EDITORE

This study looks at the influence of ideas and think tanks in Britain, contemplating how ideas have shaped politics and society. The purveyors of ideas for change - the think tanks - are examined, and academics and participants vieww are recorded in a number of interviews.

SOMMARIO

...the interviews seem to me to add a dimension of the human face" which academics generally have such difficulty placing properly within their analysis" Parliamentary AffairsLobster # 36"This is a useful little volume with some interesting information and snippets of political gossip; but at £29.50 for 200 pages?.."Polittical Studies - Volume 46 Number 2 - reviewed by Andrew Massey - Uni of Porstmouth

AUTORE

Michael David Kandiah, Anthony Seldon

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780714647432
• Dimensioni: 9 x 6 in Ø 0.95 lb
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 216