{"product_id":"decline-of-the-public-the-hollowingout-of-citizenship-9780745629094","title":"Decline of the Public  The Hollowingout of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* A robust examination of the role of citizenship * Provides a critique of Blairite and Thatcherite approaches to public, market and private domains * Argues that the public domain is essential to a civilised society .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"David Marquand is a unique, perhaps irreplaceable, figure in British life ... [He] has written yet another stimulating book. He could strike a massive popular chord as Will Hutton did in the \u003ci\u003eState We're In\u003c\/i\u003e, and re-ignite British political thought.\" (Kenneth O. Morgan, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Gripping from start to finish ... a brilliant book. Marquand is as fresh and powerful as ever.\" (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What makes Marquand's book so helpful is the historical sweep of how Britain developed the \"public domain\" in the first place.\" (Madeleine Bunting, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Highly readable.\" (\u003ci\u003eCamden New Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDecline of the Public\u003c\/i\u003e echoes concerns being heard across the political divide ... Marquand's analysis of the problem is compelling - and certainly worth worrying about.\" (\u003ci\u003eHealth Service Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...powerful and eloquent polemic.\" (\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This short, powerful book should interest students and eperts alike.\" (\u003ci\u003ePolitical Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003ePrologue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Economical with the \u003ci\u003eActualité\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Public Conscience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Troubled Zenith.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 \u003ci\u003eKulturkampf\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Counter Attack.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404360687959,"sku":"9780745629094","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745629094.jpg?v=1730486218","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/decline-of-the-public-the-hollowingout-of-citizenship-9780745629094","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}