Abstract
Any book on British politics has to begin with a chapter on British political culture, since this is the context within which our politics take place. The term ‘political culture’ is taken to mean the historical, cultural and attitudinal setting within which our political institutions have to function.1 It is not easy to generalise about political culture, but it is possible to identify some key characteristics which influence both the process and the outcome of politics in Britain.
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Further Reading
Almond, G. A. and Verba, S. (eds), The Civic Culture Revisited (Boston: Little, Brown, 1980).
Butler, D. E. and Sloman, A., British Political Facts, 6th edn (London: Macmillan, 1986).
Catterall, P. (ed.), Contemporary Britain (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1990).
Dahrendorf, R., On Britain (London: BBC, 1982).
Marwick, A., British Society Since 1945 (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1982).
Paxman, J., Friends in High Places: who runs Britain? (London: Michael Joseph, 1990).
Sampson, A., The Changing Anatomy of Britain (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1982).
Social Trends 20 (London: HMSO, 1990).
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Forman, F.N. (1991). British political culture. In: Mastering British politics. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11203-6_1
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