Product Description : The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) Beginning with the Magna Carta in 1215 a number of documentsnot one single document as in the United Stateshave constituted the British constitution What are the main characteristics of Britains peculiar constitutional arrangements How has the British constitution altered in response to the changing nature of its statefrom England to Britain to the United Kingdom What impact has the UKs developing relations with the European Union caused These are some of the questions that legal scholar Martin Loughlin investigates in this Very Short Introduction He traces how the British constitution has grown organically in response to changes in the economic political and social environment By considering the nature and authority of the current British constitution and placing it in the context of others Loughlin reveals how the traditional idea of a constitution came to be retained what problems have been generated as a result of adapting a traditional approach in a modern political world and what the future holds for the British constitutionAbout the SeriesOxfords Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjectsfrom Islam to Sociology Politics to Classics Literary Theory to History and Archaeology to the Bible Not simply a textbook of definitions each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocativeyet always balanced and completediscussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society Eventually the series will encompass every major academic discipline offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable(IT'S AN USED PRODUCT)