{"product_id":"9781444338942","title":"A Century of Constitutional Reform","description":"\u003ch3\u003eParliamentary History Book Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Century of Constitutional Reform\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePhilip Norton\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Century of Constitutional Reform\u003c\/i\u003e is a detailed study of the introduction, passage and consequences of major constitutional legislation in the \u003cst1:country-region w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eUnited Kingdom\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:country-region\u003e. The book covers legislation enacted since the passage of the Parliament Act 1911, with contributions from leading specialists.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines in depth the legislation that has shaped the constitution of the \u003cst1:country-region w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eUnited Kingdom\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:country-region\u003e since the passage of the Parliament Act 1911  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides a systematic study of the reasons for the introduction of the measures, their passage through Parliament  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses the effects of legislation and the extent to which the laws both achieved their purpose and their unintended consequences  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach contribution is written by a specialist in the field \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhilip Norton\u003c\/b\u003e (Lord Norton of Louth) is professor of government and director of the Centre for Legislative Studies in the University of Hull. His publications include 28 books, including \u003ci\u003eParliament in British Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eThe British Polity\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and \u003ci\u003eParliaments in Western Europe\u003c\/i\u003e (3 vols, 1998–2002). He has served as president of the Politics Association and of the British Politics Group in the USA and as co-chair of the Research Committee of Legislative Specialists of the International Political Science Association. He was elevated to the peerage and served as first chairman of the house of lords select committee on the constitution.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 February 2011\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\u003e9781444338942\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\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310526328972,"sku":"9781444338942","price":37.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444338942_d00e6da2-fa29-411c-997f-11287e9f4961.jpg?v=1780200307","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444338942","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}