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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... John Stevas, have argued that Bagehot underestimated the continuing importance of those institutions; apologists for the cabinet, such as Richard Crossman, have pointed out that Bagehot overlooked the importance of party and the Prime ...
... John Stevas, have argued that Bagehot underestimated the continuing importance of those institutions; apologists for the cabinet, such as Richard Crossman, have pointed out that Bagehot overlooked the importance of party and the Prime ...
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... John Addington Symonds (1807–71) a leading physician and writer on the mind and the unconscious. Although scientists, none of these men was slow in coming forward to apply the fruits of their researches to history and to contemporary ...
... John Addington Symonds (1807–71) a leading physician and writer on the mind and the unconscious. Although scientists, none of these men was slow in coming forward to apply the fruits of their researches to history and to contemporary ...
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... John Morley, admirer of Huxley and friend to the English positivists. Bagehot, then, wrote not from the margins of political and intellectual life in mid-Victorian Britain, but from a point quite near xiv Introduction.
... John Morley, admirer of Huxley and friend to the English positivists. Bagehot, then, wrote not from the margins of political and intellectual life in mid-Victorian Britain, but from a point quite near xiv Introduction.
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... 5 Bagehot, 'Caesarism as it now Exists', Economist, 4 March 1865, in Norman St John Stevas, The Collected Works of Walter Bagehot (1965–86), iv. 112. to the masses. According to Bagehot this was preferable to Introduction xv.
... 5 Bagehot, 'Caesarism as it now Exists', Economist, 4 March 1865, in Norman St John Stevas, The Collected Works of Walter Bagehot (1965–86), iv. 112. to the masses. According to Bagehot this was preferable to Introduction xv.
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... John Bright stormed the public platforms of England and Scotland demanding an extensive one––an 'Americanization' of English institutions, so his critics chided. In his pamphlet Bagehot came down somewhere in the middle, arguing that on ...
... John Bright stormed the public platforms of England and Scotland demanding an extensive one––an 'Americanization' of English institutions, so his critics chided. In his pamphlet Bagehot came down somewhere in the middle, arguing that on ...
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