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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Matthew Hilton (, Professor of Social History, University of Birmingham) , James McKay (, Cabinet Member on Birmingham City Council) , Nicholas Crowson (, Professor in Contemporary British History, University of Birmingham) , Jean-François Mouhot (, Marie Curie Research Fellow, Georgetown University & Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.666kg ISBN: 9780199691876ISBN 10: 0199691878 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 25 April 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Introduction: the privatisation of politics 2: Why we don't hate politics: the transformation of socio-political action 3: The ascent of the expert: professionals and the NGO career 4: The making of the modern NGO: organisational reform and financial stability 5: The pressure of politics: walking the corridors of power 6: Politics beyond Westminster: communication strategies, the media and the public 7: Living with Leviathan: NGOs, the state and governance 8: Single issue politics and the ideology of non-governmental action 9: Conclusion: the potential and the limits of NGOs BibliographyReviewsthe book is splendidly learned in unfamiliar areas, and is especially strong on the three pressure-group causes of international aid, homelessness and the environment. All this constitutes a major achievement which will be welcomed by historians and social scientists of every variety. Brian Harrison, Contemporary British History (27:4, December 2013) This is a powerful interpretation with much to recommend it, not just because it fits with a great deal of the evidence, but because it enables the authors to pinpoint with some precision what was distinct about the post-war period, whilst tracing continuities with earlier forms of non-governmental action. Helen McCarthy, 20th Century British History the book is splendidly learned in unfamiliar areas, and is especially strong on the three pressure-group causes of international aid, homelessness and the environment. All this constitutes a major achievement which will be welcomed by historians and social scientists of every variety. Brian Harrison, Contemporary British History (27:4, December 2013) Author InformationMatthew Hilton is the author of Smoking in British Popular Culture (2000), Consumerism in Twentieth-Century Britain (2003), and Prosperity for All: Consumer Activism in an Era of Globalisation (2009). Along with Matthew Hilton, Nicholas Crowson and Jean-Francois Mouhot, he is the co-author of A History of NGOs in Britain: Charities, Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector since 1945 (2012). James McKay is the co-editor of two volumes on NGOs and the voluntary sector: with Matthew Hilton and Nick Crowson, NGOs in Contemporary Britain: Non-state Actors in Society and Politics since 1945 (2009); and, with Matthew Hilton, The Ages of Voluntarism: How We Got to the Big Society (2011). Along with Matthew Hilton, Nicholas Crowson and Jean-Francois Mouhot, he is the co-author of A History of NGOs in Britain: Charities, Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector since 1945 (2012). Nicholas Crowson is the author of Facing Fascism: The Conservative Party and the European Dictators 1935-40 (1997), The Conservative Party and European Integration since 1945: At the Heart of Europe? (2006), and Britain and Europe: A Political History since 1918 (2010). Most recently, he is the joint author, with Matthew Hilton, Jean-Francois Mouhot & James McKay, of A History of NGOs in Britain: Charities, Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector since 1945 (2012). Jean-François Mouhot is the author of Les Réfugiés acadiens en France (1758-1785): limpossible réintégration? (2009), Des Esclaves Energétiques: Réflexions sur le changement climatique (2011) and co-editor (with Charles-François Mathis) of Une Protection de l'Environnement à la Française? (XIXe-XXe siècles) (2012). Most recently, he is the joint author, with Matthew Hilton, Nicholas Crowson, and James McKay, of A History of NGOs in Britain: Charities, Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector since 1945 (2012). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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