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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... election laws poured from the presses in the 1840s and the 1850s. Newspapers of the day devoted huge column space to parliamentary debates, and to parliamentary elections which occurred with unprecedented regularity between 1830 and ...
... election laws poured from the presses in the 1840s and the 1850s. Newspapers of the day devoted huge column space to parliamentary debates, and to parliamentary elections which occurred with unprecedented regularity between 1830 and ...
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... election or selection of the President by an electoral college meant that the least-known candidate usually won ... elections always acted as a focus for inter-state tension.9 The founding fathers may have believed they were ...
... election or selection of the President by an electoral college meant that the least-known candidate usually won ... elections always acted as a focus for inter-state tension.9 The founding fathers may have believed they were ...
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Walter Bagehot Miles Taylor. elections. Similar developments characterized colonial society in Australia, where, as Earl Grey had found, it was almost impossible to introduce a bi-cameral legislature without the resident authority of the ...
Walter Bagehot Miles Taylor. elections. Similar developments characterized colonial society in Australia, where, as Earl Grey had found, it was almost impossible to introduce a bi-cameral legislature without the resident authority of the ...
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... election or the death of Palmerston, or, as it turned out, both. Following Palmerston's death in October 1865, Russell formed a new government, led in the House of Commons by William Gladstone. As Bagehot's series of articles in the ...
... election or the death of Palmerston, or, as it turned out, both. Following Palmerston's death in October 1865, Russell formed a new government, led in the House of Commons by William Gladstone. As Bagehot's series of articles in the ...
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... election to Parliament in 1865 and lamented his death in 1873.14 The constitutional writer to whom Bagehot took most exception was Lord Brougham, the former Whig Lord Chancellor, whose political philosophy he found pompous and whose ...
... election to Parliament in 1865 and lamented his death in 1873.14 The constitutional writer to whom Bagehot took most exception was Lord Brougham, the former Whig Lord Chancellor, whose political philosophy he found pompous and whose ...
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