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Vernon Bogdanor - The Monarchy and the Constitution, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

The Monarchy and the Constitution

Av Vernon Bogdanor

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Beskrivning
In the increasingly questioning world of the 1990s, the role of the monarchy in a democracy is again coming under scrutiny. Its critics argue that the monarchy is a profoundly conservative institution which serves to inhibit social change; that it has outlived its usefulness; that it symbolizes and reinforces deference and hierachy; and that its radical reform is therefore long overdue.Rejecting these arguments Vernon Bogdanor makes a powerful case for the positive role that monarchy plays in modern democratic politics. Ranging across law, politics, and history he argues that far from undermining democracy, the monarchy sustains and strengthens democratic institutions; that constitutional monarchy is a form of government that ensures not conservatism but legitimacy.The first serious examination of the political role of the monarchy to appear in many years, this book will make fascinating reading for all those interested in the monarchy and the future of British politics.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 1995-11-09
  • Mått: 161 x 242 x 25 mm
  • Vikt: 681 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 340
  • Förlag: Clarendon Press
  • ISBN: 9780198277699
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A regular contributor to the national press and television, Vernon Bogdanor is Professor of Politics, and Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford.

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This is an important book and should be widely read. It supersedes every other recent study of the subject - and there are plenty of them. Its main virtues are persuasiveness, lucidity and comprehensiveness, in short, authority. There is also a real commitment to answering the key questions instead of getting involved in irrelevant gossip. In fact, there is no gossip. The author asks questions like, `What is the good of the monarchy?' rather than, `Does the Princess of Wales still believe in the tarot cards?'. He is just about the opposite of Andrew Morton ... The methods of this newest analysis of our constitutional monarchy are straightforward and generally easy to follow.

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