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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... ideas to political science; and Lombard Street (1873), a study of the City of London. Walter Bagehot died in 1877. Miles Taylor is a Lecturer in Modern History at King's College, London. He is the author of The Decline of British ...
... ideas to political science; and Lombard Street (1873), a study of the City of London. Walter Bagehot died in 1877. Miles Taylor is a Lecturer in Modern History at King's College, London. He is the author of The Decline of British ...
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... ideas of the mid-nineteenth century. Bagehot completed his schooling at Bristol College where his masters included the ethnologist, James Cowles Prichard (1786–1848), whose Researches into the Physical History of Man (1813) remained the ...
... ideas of the mid-nineteenth century. Bagehot completed his schooling at Bristol College where his masters included the ethnologist, James Cowles Prichard (1786–1848), whose Researches into the Physical History of Man (1813) remained the ...
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... ideas of Darwin, Thomas Huxley, Henry Maine, and others to politics. Such influences also surface in The English Constitution as well, where his emphasis on the need to observe internal function rather than outward appearance, reflected ...
... ideas of Darwin, Thomas Huxley, Henry Maine, and others to politics. Such influences also surface in The English Constitution as well, where his emphasis on the need to observe internal function rather than outward appearance, reflected ...
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... idea to which Bagehot was to return in 1860, in The English Constitution itself, and in later essays.12 It was, as he acknowledged, an idea drawn from the Whig luminaries, Sir James Mackintosh and Lord John Russell. In true Whig style ...
... idea to which Bagehot was to return in 1860, in The English Constitution itself, and in later essays.12 It was, as he acknowledged, an idea drawn from the Whig luminaries, Sir James Mackintosh and Lord John Russell. In true Whig style ...
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... idea that the English constitution rests on a harmonious balance between sovereign, Lords, and Commons, and that there is a separation of powers between the executive, legislature, and the judiciary. Bagehot argued that the modern ...
... idea that the English constitution rests on a harmonious balance between sovereign, Lords, and Commons, and that there is a separation of powers between the executive, legislature, and the judiciary. Bagehot argued that the modern ...
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