Format:
1 Online-Ressource (328 pages)
,
illustrations
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
069111501X
,
0691126011
,
1400849543
,
9780691115016
,
9780691126012
,
9781400849543
Content:
"Are sex scandals simply trivial distractions from serious issues or can they help democratize politics? In 1820, George IV's "royal gambols" with his mistresses endangered the Old Oak of the constitution. When he tried to divorce Queen Caroline for adultery, the resulting scandal enabled activists to overcome state censorship and revitalize reform. Looking at six major British scandals between 1763 and 1820, this book demonstrates that scandals brought people into politics because they evoked familiar stories of sex and betrayal. In vibrant prose woven with character sketches and illustrations, Anna Clark explains that activists used these stories to illustrate constitutional issues concerning the Crown, Parliament, and public opinion."--Jacket
Content:
Introduction -- Wilkes, sexuality, and liberty: how scandal transforms politics -- Influence or independence: women and elections, 1777-1788 -- Edmund Burke and the Begums of Oudh: gender, empire, and public opinion -- Scandal in an age of revolution -- From petticoat influence to women's rights? -- The Mary Anne Clarke affair and the system of corruption -- Queen Caroline and the sexual politics of the British constitution -- Sexual scandals and politics, past and present
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 069111501X
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Clark, Anna Scandal
Language:
English
URL:
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