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BK

4th ed.

London : Routledge, 1998

xx,359 s.

ISBN 0-415-16569-5 (brož.)

Obsahuje rejstřík.

Bibliografie: s. 347-348.

Velká Británie - reálie - učebnice

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List of plates x // List of figures xiii // List of tables xiv // Preface and acknowledgements xv // Chronology of significant dates in // British history xvii // Introduction 1 // Exercises 10 // 1 The country 11 // Physical features 13 // Climate 21 // Agriculture, fisheries and forestry 23 // Energy resources 28 // Transport and communications 32 // Attitudes to the environment 38 // CONTENTS // Exercises 43 // 2 ffte people 45 // Early settlement to AD 1066 46 // Growth and immigration to the twentieth century 49 // Immigration in the twentieth century 53 // Population movements in the twentieth century 58 // Attitudes to Britishness and national identity 61 // Exercises 68 // 3 Political institutions 69 // English political history 71 // The constitutional and governmental framework The monarchy 80 // The Privy Council 83 // Parliament 84 // The Westminster parliamentary electoral system // (general elections) 90 // The party-political system 91 // Parliamentary procedure and legislation 99 // The government 101 // Parliamentary control of government 106 // Attitudes to politics and politicians 108 // Exercises 110 // 4 Local government 111 // English local government history 114 // The functions of local government 121 // Attitudes to local government 125 // Exercises 126 // TE5 International relations 127 // Foreign policy and defence 128 // The Commonwealth 132 // The European Union (EU) 136 // Eire and Northern Ireland 142 // Exercises 147 // 6 The legal system 149 // English legal history 151 // Sources of contemporary English law 152 // The court system in England and Wales 154 // Civil and criminal procedure in England and Wales 162 Punishment and law enforcement 169 // The legal profession in England and Wales 175 // Attitudes to the legal system and crime 180 // Exercises 181 // 7 Economic and industrial institutions 183 // Economic history 184 //

The modern economy: policies, structure and // performance 186 // Social class, the workforce and employment 195 // Financial institutions 201 // Industrial and commercial institutions 206 // Consumer protection 211 // Attitudes to the economy and economic structure 212 // Exercises 214 // CONTENTS // 8 Social services 215 // Social services history 217 // Changing family and demographic structures 220 // Social security 223 // The National Health Service (NHS) 225 // The personal social services 231 // Housing 232 // Attitudes to social security, health and housing 239 // Exercises 240 // 9 Education 241 // English school history 243 // The present state school system 249 // The independent (or private fee-paying) school // sector 253 // School organization and examinations 256 // Higher education 260 // Further and adult education 265 // Attitudes to education 266 // Exercises 268 // 10 The media 269 // The print media 270 // The broadcasting media 280 // Media ownership and freedom of expression 288 // Attitudes to the media 294 // Exercises 295 // // 11 Religion 297 // Religious history /х 298 // The Christian tradition 302 // The non-Christian tradition 313 // Cooperation among the churches 317 // Religion in schools 318 // Religious membership and observance 319 // Attitudes to religion and morality 320 // Exercises 323 // 12 Leisure, sports and the arts 325 // Leisure activities 326 // Sports 332 // The arts 338 // Attitudes to leisure, sports and the arts 343 // Exercises 345 // Bibliography 347 // Suggested further reading 349 // Index 355