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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... past . Yet , if we ask how we got here from there , we will discover that the institution of monarchy , and the dull habits of mind that are inseparable from it , are themselves part of the difficulty . The monarchy may now be ...
... past . Yet , if we ask how we got here from there , we will discover that the institution of monarchy , and the dull habits of mind that are inseparable from it , are themselves part of the difficulty . The monarchy may now be ...
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... point in the relatively recent past , we ceased to periodise history by reigns and began to do so by decades . Both periodisations are arbitrary , but the number of times that a royal ' succession ' has been peaceful or has resulted in 20.
... point in the relatively recent past , we ceased to periodise history by reigns and began to do so by decades . Both periodisations are arbitrary , but the number of times that a royal ' succession ' has been peaceful or has resulted in 20.
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... past , that he had had ' no real power ' where Japanese militarism and racialism were con- cerned , that , although he was a god , he had been a ' mere figurehead ' and - so that no aspect of the argument from credulity should be spared ...
... past , that he had had ' no real power ' where Japanese militarism and racialism were con- cerned , that , although he was a god , he had been a ' mere figurehead ' and - so that no aspect of the argument from credulity should be spared ...
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The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish Christopher Hitchens Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2012 |
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