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Law and Opinion in Twentieth-Century Britain and Ireland

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Editors:
  1. W. John Morgan

    1. The University of Nottingham, UK

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  2. Stephen Livingstone

    1. The Queen’s University, Belfast, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction: Albert Venn Dicey, Lawyer, Academic and Public Intellectual

    1. Introduction: Albert Venn Dicey, Lawyer, Academic and Public Intellectual

      • W. John Morgan, Stephen Livingstone
      Pages 1-6

  3. The Citizen and the State

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Public Opinion, Political Education and Citizenship

      • W. John Morgan
      Pages 9-31

    3. The Triumph of Individualism?

      • Ian Forbes
      Pages 32-55

  4. Public Morality and the Citizen

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. Matrimonial Property: Legal Developments and Social Trends

      • Lisa Glennon
      Pages 59-83

    3. Public Opinion and the Regulation of Conception

      • Emily Jackson
      Pages 84-105

  5. Culture and Identity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
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    2. Language, Law and Politics

      • Colin H. Williams
      Pages 109-140

    3. Ethnicity and Education

      • Mal Leicester
      Pages 141-161

  6. The Death of the English Constitution?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163
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    2. Europe and its Impact on the United Kingdom

      • Daniel Wincott, Jim Buller
      Pages 165-193

    3. Dicey and the Celtic Nations: A Nightmare Come to Life?

      • Stephen Livingstone
      Pages 194-215

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 217-222
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About this book

Law and Opinion in Twentieth Century Britain and Ireland covers four main themes: Law and the State; Culture and Identity; Public Morality and the Citizen; The Death of the English Constitution; each theme being analyzed through two essays authored by leading British and Irish academics. The book provides a substantial and readable analysis of the relationship between law and opinion in Britain and Ireland, with a special focus on the question of culture, identity and the state.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The University of Nottingham, UK

    W. John Morgan

  • The Queen’s University, Belfast, UK

    Stephen Livingstone

About the editors

JIM BULLER Lecturer in Politics, University of York SIR COLIN CAMPBELL LLD, FRSA Academic Lawyer since 1967 and Professor of Jurisprudence at the Queen's University of Belfast, 1974-1988 IAN FORBES, FRSA Professor of Politics, University of Nottingham LISA GLENNON Lecturer in Law, the Queen's University of Belfast EMILY JACKSON Senior Lecturer in Law, London School of Economics MAL LEICESTER Professor of Adult Learning and Teaching, University of Nottingham and Director of EIRC (Education Inclusion Research Centre) COLIN H. WILLIAMS Professor in the Department of Welsh, Cardiff University and Adjunct Professor of Geography, University of Western Ontario DANIEL WINCOTT Senior Lecturer in Political Science and International Studies , University of Birmingham

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Law and Opinion in Twentieth-Century Britain and Ireland

  • Editors: W. John Morgan, Stephen Livingstone

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230504448

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-80089-8Published: 02 May 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-42082-7Published: 02 May 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50444-8Published: 02 May 2003

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 222

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Political History, Modern History

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