The English Constitution

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'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 histoiy 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.icool 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 recurring discussions surrounding dévolution and électoral reform. Combining the wit and panache of a journalist with the wisdom of a man of letters steeped in evolutionaiy ideas and... Tovább

Fülszöveg

'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 histoiy 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.icool 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 recurring discussions surrounding dévolution and électoral reform. Combining the wit and panache of a journalist with the wisdom of a man of letters steeped in evolutionaiy ideas and historical knowledge, Bagehot produced a book which is always thoughtful, often funny, and seldom dull.
This édition reproduces Bagehot's original 1867 work in full, and introducés the reader to the dramatic political events that surrounded its publication.
THIS EDITION INCLUDES
Introduction • Textual note • Bibliography Chronology • Explanatory notes
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Miles Taylor Vissza