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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... electoral system ushered in by the second Reform Act. He drew back from many of the conclusions he had reached in the 1860s, rearranged the sequence of chapters so that his discussion of monarchy was more prominent, and dropped entirely ...
... electoral system ushered in by the second Reform Act. He drew back from many of the conclusions he had reached in the 1860s, rearranged the sequence of chapters so that his discussion of monarchy was more prominent, and dropped entirely ...
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... electoral college meant that the least-known candidate usually won. Moreover, once he was elected there was then an interregnum, whilst the whole of his government––political and administrative staff alike––left office and made way for ...
... electoral college meant that the least-known candidate usually won. Moreover, once he was elected there was then an interregnum, whilst the whole of his government––political and administrative staff alike––left office and made way for ...
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... electoral law. Narrower legalistic discussions of. 14 Bagehot, 'Considerations on Representative Government ... Electors of Westminster', Economist, 29 April 1865, in Collected Works, iii. 541–6; 'The Late Mr Mill', Economist, 17 May 1863 ...
... electoral law. Narrower legalistic discussions of. 14 Bagehot, 'Considerations on Representative Government ... Electors of Westminster', Economist, 29 April 1865, in Collected Works, iii. 541–6; 'The Late Mr Mill', Economist, 17 May 1863 ...
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Walter Bagehot Miles Taylor. particularly parliamentary draughtsmanship and electoral law. Narrower legalistic discussions of the separation of powers were replaced from the 1830s onwards with strident Whiggish accounts of the unfolding ...
Walter Bagehot Miles Taylor. particularly parliamentary draughtsmanship and electoral law. Narrower legalistic discussions of the separation of powers were replaced from the 1830s onwards with strident Whiggish accounts of the unfolding ...
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... electoral body, as the American electorate tended to be. It could make and unmake administrations. Equally, the cabinet had the power of dissolving the Commons, if the Commons was wilful or misused its nominal responsibility to check ...
... electoral body, as the American electorate tended to be. It could make and unmake administrations. Equally, the cabinet had the power of dissolving the Commons, if the Commons was wilful or misused its nominal responsibility to check ...
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