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List of Illustrative Material viii // Preface and Acknowledgements xi // List of Abbreviations xiii // Introduction 1 // 1 Historical Context 7 // The Emergence of Britain 8 // Industrialization and Empire 13 // Postwar Adjustment, 1945-79 16 // The Thatcher Revolution, 1979-90 23 // From Blair to Brexit 25 // Further Reading 30 // 2 Land and People 31 // The Geography of Britain 32 // Natural Resources 35 // The Environment 39 // The People of Britain 42 // Nationalism and Regionalism 47 // Immigration and Race 52 // Further Reading 56 // 3 Social System 57 // Social Class 58 // The Changing Family 64 // Social Services and Health Care 66 // Education 72 // Law and Order 77 // Further Reading 81 // 8 // Government 82 // Principles of Government 83 // The Constitution 86 // The Monarchy 88 // Prime Minister and Cabinet 91 // Parliament 96 // The Judiciary 101 // The Bureaucracy 103 // Local Government 104 // Further Reading 106 // Politics and Civil Society 108 // Political Culture 109 // Elections and Referendums 115 // Political Parties 122 // Interest Groups 128 // The Media 129 // Further Reading 133 // The Economy 134 // Structure of the Economy 135 // From Hands-off to Hands-on, and Back Again 140 // Britain in the Global Economy 150 // The Economic Implications of Europe 154 // Further Reading 159 // Culture and Lifestyle 161 // Culture 162 // The Changing Identity of Britain 166 // The Arts 170 // Sports and Leisure 175 // Religion 181 // Further Reading 184 // Britain and the World 185 // The Changing British Global Role 186 // The Commonwealth 189 // The Atlantic Alliance 192 // Britain and Europe 195 // The Changing Role of the British Military Further Reading // 204 // 209 // Conclusions 210 // Britain Online 214 // Bibliography 217 // Index 224

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