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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... practice of marrying the generally foreign - born royal family into the native aristocracy , which originated with Queen Victoria and was con- tinued ( despite many predictions to the contrary ) by the present heir to the throne , has ...
... practice of marrying the generally foreign - born royal family into the native aristocracy , which originated with Queen Victoria and was con- tinued ( despite many predictions to the contrary ) by the present heir to the throne , has ...
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... practice always political ideas . Our Sovereign Lady the Queen is the guarantor of only one of the confessions followed by her many subjects ( so perhaps it's now a relief that she is no longer , as she was when ' anointed ' , the Queen ...
... practice always political ideas . Our Sovereign Lady the Queen is the guarantor of only one of the confessions followed by her many subjects ( so perhaps it's now a relief that she is no longer , as she was when ' anointed ' , the Queen ...
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... practice of force - feeding suffragette prisoners like Mrs Pankhurst should be discontinued . It made a clear allusion to forthcoming legislation and asked that it be changed . Even though it was couched in high Establishment terms ...
... practice of force - feeding suffragette prisoners like Mrs Pankhurst should be discontinued . It made a clear allusion to forthcoming legislation and asked that it be changed . Even though it was couched in high Establishment terms ...
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The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish Christopher Hitchens Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2012 |
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