{"product_id":"9781118368787","title":"Retrieving The Big Society","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePolitical Quarterly Monograph Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRetrieving The Big Society\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJason Edwards\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ World \/ European\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eRetrieving the Big Society\u003c\/i\u003e presents a collection of essays that challenge the view of \u003cst1:country-region w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eBritain\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:country-region\u003e’s Big Society as a political gimmick and recognise it as an alternative to the central state in social and economic governance.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an original and critical take on the idea of the Big Society  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttempts to make sense of the Big Society by placing in the context of the history of localism, mutualism, and voluntarism  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures contributions by experts on British politics and political theory \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJason Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Politics at Birkbeck, \u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:placetype w:st=\"on\"\u003eUniversity\u003c\/st1:placetype\u003e of \u003cst1:placename w:st=\"on\"\u003eLondon\u003c\/st1:placename\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e. Dr. Edwards is also Director of the B.A. Programme in Politics and Government, Co-Director of Birkbeck Centre for the Study of British Politics and Public Life, and has written widely on the history of political thought, contemporary political theory, and British politics.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 September 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118368787\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e196\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314515734668,"sku":"9781118368787","price":32.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118368787.jpg?v=1780158165","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118368787","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}