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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... intellectual evolution and about his reaction to political developments worldwide in the 1850s and 1860s. By setting out the background and context in this way the polemical purpose of his work will become clear. We can do this by ...
... intellectual evolution and about his reaction to political developments worldwide in the 1850s and 1860s. By setting out the background and context in this way the polemical purpose of his work will become clear. We can do this by ...
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... intellectual as any of his contemporaries. Indeed, his education, both formal and practical, had exposed him to some of the principal new ideas of the mid-nineteenth century. Bagehot completed his schooling at Bristol College where his ...
... intellectual as any of his contemporaries. Indeed, his education, both formal and practical, had exposed him to some of the principal new ideas of the mid-nineteenth century. Bagehot completed his schooling at Bristol College where his ...
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Walter Bagehot Miles Taylor. Bagehot was also of a generation that came of intellectual age in 1848, the year of revolutions across Europe. On 10 April 1848, whilst studying for the bar, he was sworn in as a special constable, deputed to ...
Walter Bagehot Miles Taylor. Bagehot was also of a generation that came of intellectual age in 1848, the year of revolutions across Europe. On 10 April 1848, whilst studying for the bar, he was sworn in as a special constable, deputed to ...
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... 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 them, Bagehot in his writings on France, and later on England as well ...
... 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 them, Bagehot in his writings on France, and later on England as well ...
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... Intellectual History (Cambridge, 1983), 161–81. R. W. Chapman, 'The Text of Bagehot's Constitution', Philological Quarterly, 31 (1952), 446–7. Michael Churchman, 'Walter Bagehot and the American Civil War', Dublin Review, 240 (1966) ...
... Intellectual History (Cambridge, 1983), 161–81. R. W. Chapman, 'The Text of Bagehot's Constitution', Philological Quarterly, 31 (1952), 446–7. Michael Churchman, 'Walter Bagehot and the American Civil War', Dublin Review, 240 (1966) ...
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