The English ConstitutionOUP Oxford, 2001 M02 8 - 256 páginas 'An ancient and ever-altering constitution is like an old man who still wears with attached fondness clothes in the fashion of his youth: what you see of him is the same; what you do not see is wholly altered.' Walter Bagehot's The English Constitution (1867) is the best account of the history and working of the British political system ever written. As arguments raged in mid-Victorian Britain about giving the working man the vote, and democracies overseas were pitched into despotism and civil war, Bagehot took a long, cool look at the 'dignified' and 'efficient' elements which made the English system the envy of the world. His analysis of the monarchy, the role of the prime minister and cabinet, and comparisons with the American presidential system are astute and timeless, and pertinent to current discussions surrounding devolution and electoral reform. Combining the wit and panache of a journalist with the wisdom of a man of letters steeped in evolutionary ideas and historical knowledge, Bagehot produced a book which is always thoughtful, often funny, and seldom dull. This edition reproduces Bagehot's original 1867 work in full, and introduces the reader to the dramatic political events that surrounded its publication. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. |
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... crown colonies of the West Indies. Lewis was editor of the leading Whig intellectual quarterly, the Edinburgh Review, but was also a member of the crisis-ridden cabinet of Lord Palmerston during the latter half of the Crimean war. Like ...
... crown colonies of the West Indies. Lewis was editor of the leading Whig intellectual quarterly, the Edinburgh Review, but was also a member of the crisis-ridden cabinet of Lord Palmerston during the latter half of the Crimean war. Like ...
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... Crown, for settler society was too socially egalitarian to produce the classes of rank and status who normally gave stability and leadership to politics. Like America, Australia was a reminder of the difficulty and not the ease with ...
... Crown, for settler society was too socially egalitarian to produce the classes of rank and status who normally gave stability and leadership to politics. Like America, Australia was a reminder of the difficulty and not the ease with ...
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... Crown. Macaulay's History of England (1848) was the best example of this genre, and in the years that followed it spawned a series of paler imitations, many of which were concerned to see off the extreme versions of republicanism which ...
... Crown. Macaulay's History of England (1848) was the best example of this genre, and in the years that followed it spawned a series of paler imitations, many of which were concerned to see off the extreme versions of republicanism which ...
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... Crown having passed to ministers who were in turn responsible to Parliament. In other words, the idea of cabinet government had already become well-known by the time Bagehot produced his work. In 1861 he admitted as much himself: '[i]t ...
... Crown having passed to ministers who were in turn responsible to Parliament. In other words, the idea of cabinet government had already become well-known by the time Bagehot produced his work. In 1861 he admitted as much himself: '[i]t ...
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... Crown (the members of the cabinet were, after all, the Crown's ministers) with the legislative functions of Parliament. It was neither exclusively executive nor exclusively legislative: Bagehot welcomed the fact that ministers who were ...
... Crown (the members of the cabinet were, after all, the Crown's ministers) with the legislative functions of Parliament. It was neither exclusively executive nor exclusively legislative: Bagehot welcomed the fact that ministers who were ...
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