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His ambitious undertaking was to describe the british government as it actually worked during 1865 and 1866. In this new cambridge texts edition it appears for the first time in its original 1867 book version, with bagehots original conclusion, and the substantial introduction written for the second edition of 1872. Publication date 1867 topics constitutional history publisher london. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. In this new cambridge texts edition it appears for the first time in its original 1867 book version, with bagehot s original conclusion, and the substantial introduction written for the second edition of 1872. Abstract an ancient and everaltering constitution is like an old man who still wears with attached fondness clothes in the fashion of his youth. We may seem to imply that we do not think that the publishing of mr. Feb 08, 2001 walter bagehots the english constitution 1867 is the best account of the history and working of the british political system ever written. The english constitution work by bagehot britannica. Walter bagehots most popular book is the english constitution. He remains the most revered, though not the first, editor.
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Walter bagehots the english constitution 1867 is the best account of the history and workings of the british political system ever written. I n 1835, the reverend sydney smith, the wittiest divine that the english national church ever produced, wrote a letter to one of his young female friends peculiarly emblematic of the english nation, then on the brink of becoming the most powerful nation on earth. Bagehots reputation wise chat sums up the achievement but also the problem of bagehots great work. In the latter part of the nineteenth century walter bagehot wrote a classic account of the british constitution as it had developed during queen victorias reign. As arguments raged in midvictorian britain about giving the working man the vote, and democracies overseas were pitched into despotism and civil war, bagehot took a long. Buy the english constitution by walter bagehot with free.
In that interval the ascendancy of material interests in english politics, now the. He argued that the late victorian constitution was not at all what people thought it was. The author maintains that, while the new british constitution is a mess, there is no going back now. Walter bagehot, the english constitution, london 1867 na. Walter bagehot bagehot, walter, 18261877 the online. The board of directors of the political company has a few slight changes every year, and. Anglosaxons 1770 by gilbert stuart an historical dissertation concerning the antiquity of the english constitution. Could the united states function under a britishstyle parliamentary. Paul smiths edition of bagehot s the english constitution contains the original 1867 edition, and introduction to the 1872 edition. Mar 26, 2009 buy the english constitution oxford worlds classics reissue by bagehot, walter, taylor, miles isbn. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Look up words and phrases in comprehensive, reliable bilingual dictionaries and search through billions of online translations.
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As arguments raged in midvictorian britain about giving the working man the vote, and democracies overseas were pitched into despotism and civil war, bagehot took a long, cool look at the dignified and efficient elements which made the english system. Walter bagehots anatomy of the english constitution is a classic of english political writing. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Now these elements are the accidents of a period and a region.
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Chronicling the past is much easier than chronicling the present, which was exactly walter bagehot s project when writing the english constitution, first published in 1873. The english constitution by walter bagehot books on. As arguments raged in midvictorian britain about giving the working man the vote, and democracies overseas were pitched into despotism and civil war. Walter bagehot has 123 books on goodreads with 2730 ratings. The english constitution digireads by walter bagehot, miles taylor. Roughly speaking, it describes its working as it was in the time of lord palmerston. Since the 2008 crash he has enjoyed a vogue among central bankers for lombard street 1873, his brilliant anatomization of the city of london. The english constitution is enjoyable, but also spectator, march. In this new cambridge textsedition it appears for the. Cambridge texts in the history of political thought. At the crowded opening ritual, when president mac mahon entered.