Citizenship in Britain: A History

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748622269);An historical introduction to the varieties of citizenship in Britain, starting in the Middle Ages and bringing the story right up to the present day.Both the status and understanding of citizenship in practice and the theoretical and advisory w...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Heater, Derek (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:FAW01
FAB01
FCO01
FHA01
FKE01
FLA01
UPA01
UBG01
URL des Erstveröffentlichers
Zusammenfassung:GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748622269);An historical introduction to the varieties of citizenship in Britain, starting in the Middle Ages and bringing the story right up to the present day.Both the status and understanding of citizenship in practice and the theoretical and advisory writings on the subject are introduced, and their inter-relationships are explored.Among the key themes to be examined are:local and national stratathe issue of parliamentary suffragewomen excluded and included as citizensthe influence of classical ideasnationhood and imperialismthe role of political and social theoristsinterpretations by modern political partiesthe role of education environmental citizenshipmulticulturalismglobalisationhuman rightsOrganised chronologically, each chapter is divided into sections in order to present the reader with different themes in a manageable form. The focus throughout is on accessibility, with no previous knowledge of the subject being assumed.Key Features:Unique in its historical coverage of citizenship in Britain - moving from the Middle Ages to the present dayReveals the great complexity of the development of citizenship in BritainLeading campaigners, politicians and theorists enliven the story and analysisDemonstrates the importance of an historical perspective in understanding the issue of citizenship in Britain today.
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (272 pages)
ISBN:9780748626724
DOI:10.1515/9780748626724

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Fernleihe Bestellen Achtung: Nicht im THWS-Bestand! Volltext öffnen