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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... suffrage. In 1928 The English Constitution appeared for the first time in the World's Classics series, with an appreciative introduction by a former Prime Minister, Earl Balfour. Since then, however, wider readership has not ensured ...
... suffrage. In 1928 The English Constitution appeared for the first time in the World's Classics series, with an appreciative introduction by a former Prime Minister, Earl Balfour. Since then, however, wider readership has not ensured ...
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... suffrage. By revising his own work so quickly, Bagehot implied that it was a descriptive work requiring updating as the circumstances it described changed. Ironically, this was also to admit its fallibility. So Bagehot himself invited ...
... suffrage. By revising his own work so quickly, Bagehot implied that it was a descriptive work requiring updating as the circumstances it described changed. Ironically, this was also to admit its fallibility. So Bagehot himself invited ...
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... with one-fifth of its adult male population enfranchised, by the 1850s the rest of the world had begun to catch up and overtake. Effective full adult suffrage was a feature of the constitution in France, much of the USA x Introduction.
... with one-fifth of its adult male population enfranchised, by the 1850s the rest of the world had begun to catch up and overtake. Effective full adult suffrage was a feature of the constitution in France, much of the USA x Introduction.
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... suffrage in the boroughs, that is, no rental qualification, just simple occupation. Several leading Liberals, including Robert Lowe, voiced their opposition to the indiscriminate lowering of the franchise, believing, like Bagehot, that ...
... suffrage in the boroughs, that is, no rental qualification, just simple occupation. Several leading Liberals, including Robert Lowe, voiced their opposition to the indiscriminate lowering of the franchise, believing, like Bagehot, that ...
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... suffrage threatened to make such a task more difficult. Manhood suffrage, Bagehot suggested, would create a Commons comprised of demagogues. Proportional representation, as advocated by Thomas Hare and supported by John Stuart Mill ...
... suffrage threatened to make such a task more difficult. Manhood suffrage, Bagehot suggested, would create a Commons comprised of demagogues. Proportional representation, as advocated by Thomas Hare and supported by John Stuart Mill ...
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