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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... thoughts on an esoteric subject of a financial journalist with an unpronounceable name.3. 2 Leo Amery, Thoughts upon the Constitution (London, 1947); Norman St John Stevas, Walter Bagehot: A Study of his Life and Thought together with a ...
... thoughts on an esoteric subject of a financial journalist with an unpronounceable name.3. 2 Leo Amery, Thoughts upon the Constitution (London, 1947); Norman St John Stevas, Walter Bagehot: A Study of his Life and Thought together with a ...
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... figures instrumental in opening up natural science to rational inquiry, established religion to critical thought, and aristocratic government to liberal agitation. Bagehot was also of a generation that came of intellectual xii Introduction.
... figures instrumental in opening up natural science to rational inquiry, established religion to critical thought, and aristocratic government to liberal agitation. Bagehot was also of a generation that came of intellectual xii Introduction.
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... . 15 Bagehot, 'Lord Brougham', National Review, 5 (July 1857), in Collected Works, iii. 159–93. The Spectator thought that Bagehot would be read long after Brougham's 'windy dissertations': 9 March 1867. xxii Introduction.
... . 15 Bagehot, 'Lord Brougham', National Review, 5 (July 1857), in Collected Works, iii. 159–93. The Spectator thought that Bagehot would be read long after Brougham's 'windy dissertations': 9 March 1867. xxii Introduction.
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... Thought Together with a Selection from his Political Writings (London, 1959). Critical Studies Asa Briggs, 'Trollope, Bagehot and the English Constitution', in Briggs, Victorian People: Some Reassessments of Peoples, Institutions, Ideas ...
... Thought Together with a Selection from his Political Writings (London, 1959). Critical Studies Asa Briggs, 'Trollope, Bagehot and the English Constitution', in Briggs, Victorian People: Some Reassessments of Peoples, Institutions, Ideas ...
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... Thought in the Nineteenth Century (1989). F. B. Smith, The Making of the Second Reform Bill (Cambridge, 1966). Further Reading in Oxford World's Classics Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams, ed. Ira B. Nadel. Thomas Carlyle ...
... Thought in the Nineteenth Century (1989). F. B. Smith, The Making of the Second Reform Bill (Cambridge, 1966). Further Reading in Oxford World's Classics Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams, ed. Ira B. Nadel. Thomas Carlyle ...
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