The MonarchyChatto & Windus, 1990 - 42 síður Part of a series, this book submits a proposal for the admission of republican principles into the national debate. The author examines the Royals as a national fetish that encourages servile but also snobbish attitudes. He calls for constitutional and political reform. |
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... Macmillan . After a disastrous war on Egypt which he had strongly urged upon the Cabinet , Macmillan found to his astonishment that his advice as followed had had the effect of driving Sir Anthony Eden round the bend . A new Prime ...
... Macmillan . After a disastrous war on Egypt which he had strongly urged upon the Cabinet , Macmillan found to his astonishment that his advice as followed had had the effect of driving Sir Anthony Eden round the bend . A new Prime ...
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... Macmillan caved in a number of years later as a result of a concatenation of scandals , his succession was arranged in such a neo - Byzantine fashion that it led to a reform of the Tory Party's innermost councils and was de- nounced by ...
... Macmillan caved in a number of years later as a result of a concatenation of scandals , his succession was arranged in such a neo - Byzantine fashion that it led to a reform of the Tory Party's innermost councils and was de- nounced by ...
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The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish Christopher Hitchens Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2012 |
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