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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... to a stiff upper lip ? We read with revulsion about those countries where the worship of mediocre individuals the Ceauşescu dynasty in Romania - comes to mind has become even more of an offence I NIGHT IS COMING on, and the urgent, mer- ...
... to a stiff upper lip ? We read with revulsion about those countries where the worship of mediocre individuals the Ceauşescu dynasty in Romania - comes to mind has become even more of an offence I NIGHT IS COMING on, and the urgent, mer- ...
Síða 2
... become a secular religion , the mouthpieces of the New Britain trade on love and hate by debasing and cheapening both . At one moment , the affected , stifling hush of rever- ence that attends the Mountbatten funeral or the politicised ...
... become a secular religion , the mouthpieces of the New Britain trade on love and hate by debasing and cheapening both . At one moment , the affected , stifling hush of rever- ence that attends the Mountbatten funeral or the politicised ...
Síða 9
... become actual obstacles to clear sight ; have come to substitute for a vacancy . The tribe that confuses its totems and symbols with reality has succumbed to fetishism and may be in more trouble than it realises . It is generally ...
... become actual obstacles to clear sight ; have come to substitute for a vacancy . The tribe that confuses its totems and symbols with reality has succumbed to fetishism and may be in more trouble than it realises . It is generally ...
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The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish Christopher Hitchens Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2012 |
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