The English constitution
Walter Bagehot's "The English Constitution" (1867) is an account of the history and working of the British political system. This edition reproduces Bagehot's original analysis of the "dignified" and "efficient" system in full and details the political events that surrounded its publication.
1 online resource (xxxiv, 219 pages)
9781423767589, 9780191583155, 9781139163835, 1423767586, 0191583154, 1139163833
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Editor's introduction; Principal events in Bagehot's life; Note on the text and annotation; The English Constitution: Advertisement; 1. The cabinet; 2. The pre-requisites of cabinet government, and the peculiar form which they have assumed in England; 3. The monarchy; 4. The monarchy (continued); 5. The House of Lords; 6. The House of Commons; 7. On changes of ministry; 8. Its supposed checks and balances; 9. Its history, and the effects of that history; Conclusion; Introduction to the second edition (1872); Notes; Biographical notes on persons mentioned in the text; Bibliographical note; Index.
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