Umfang:
Online-Ressource (x, 437 p)
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ill
Ausgabe:
1st paperback ed
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
019957698X
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9780199576982
Inhalt:
In the latter part of the nineteenth century Walter Bagehot wrote a classic account of the British constitution as it had developed during Queen Victoria's reign. He argued that the late Victorian constitution was not at all what people thought it was. Anthony King argues that the same is true at the beginning of this century. Most people are aware that a series of major constitutional changes has taken place, but few recognize that their cumulative effect has been to changeentirely the nature of Britain's constitutional structure. The old constitution has gone. The author insists that the new
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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1. What Is a 'Constitution'?; 2. The Canonical Sextet; 3. Britain's Traditional Constitution; 4. The Impetus to Change; 5. Britain's Near Abroad; 6. The Judges Come Out; 7. The Ghost of Local Government; 8. John Bull's Other Lands; 9. Mandarins as Managers; 10. Democracy Rampant; 11. References to the People; 12. Their Lordships; 13. Great British Icons; 14. Britain's New Constitution; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780199576982
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version The British Constitution
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Geschichte
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Politologie
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Rechtswissenschaft
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