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Informationen zum Autor Kurt W. Jefferson is director of the Center for Engaging the World and professor and chair of the department of political science at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1993. Jefferson served as a visiting professor of global business and politics at ICN Graduate Business School in Nancy, France. He is the author of Christianity's Impact on World Politics (2002) and numerous scholarly articles. His commentaries and analyses have appeared in such publications as La Vanguardia Dossier (Barcelona) and The Christian Science Monitor (Boston). Klappentext Celtic Politics offers a model of politics that facilitates the analysis of the Celtic fringe in the political life of Great Britain and Ireland. It is a much-needed corrective to the standard academic approach to British, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish politics and history. Zusammenfassung Celtic Politics offers a model of politics that facilitates the analysis of the Celtic fringe in the political life of Great Britain and Ireland. It is a much-needed corrective to the standard academic approach to British! Scottish! Welsh! and Irish politics and history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction: Celtic Politics as a Unit of Study Chapter 3 History of the Celtic Fringe Chapter 4 The Rise of Home Rule and Independence on the Celtic Fringe Chapter 5 Party Politics in Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and Northern Ireland Chapter 6 Celtic Institutions: Legislative and Executive Politics Chapter 7 Political Culture, Economics, and Culture in Celtic Life Chapter 8 Lessons, Hopes, and Concerns: The Breakup of Britain and the Advance of Celtic Nations in Europe? Chapter 9 Bibliography Chapter 10 Glossary Chapter 11 Index
