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Citizenship in Britain

A History

By: Derek Heater

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Paperback | 24 April 2006

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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 strata

the issue of parliamentary suffrage

women excluded and included as citizens

the influence of classical ideas

nationhood and imperialism

the role of political and social theorists

interpretations by modern political parties

the role of education

environmental citizenship

multiculturalism

globalization

human rights

Organized 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 day

* Reveals the great complexity of the development of citizenship in Britain

* Leading campaigners, politicians and theorists enliven the story and analysis

* Demonstrates the importance of an historical perspective in understanding the issue of citizenship in Britain today

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Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Early constitutional and humanist themes	p. 4
Citizenship and its equivalents	p. 4
Medieval and Renaissance writings	p. 15
Religion and Civil War clouds	p. 21
The efflorescence of political thinking	p. 30
The emergence of radicalism	p. 30
Unenthusiastic republicanism	p. 43
Hobbes and Locke: obligation and rights	p. 52
Fighting corruption and France	p. 66
Virtue and property	p. 66
Nationhood	p. 74
The development of radicalism	p. 81
Two generations of progress	p. 99
Nineteenth-century reforms	p. 99
John Stuart Mill and participation	p. 112
Local government	p. 121
Two issues of status	p. 134
Women's citizenship	p. 134
Empire and Commonwealth citizenship	p. 152
Focus on social citizenship	p. 166
The British Idealists	p. 166
Wartime civic spirit	p. 176
Beveridge and the Welfare State	p. 184
Marshall's three strands	p. 196
Citizenship as a key concept	p. 206
Party doctrines and education	p. 206
Celtic nationhoods	p. 216
The world impinging upon Britain	p. 228
Concluding thoughts	p. 243
References	p. 246
Index	p. 256
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