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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... told ourselves we went to India and Africa to cure , if the old history books are giving a true account . It is the sort of flirtation with idolatry that belongs to the early childhood of the human race . Except in our case , of course ...
... told ourselves we went to India and Africa to cure , if the old history books are giving a true account . It is the sort of flirtation with idolatry that belongs to the early childhood of the human race . Except in our case , of course ...
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... may be useful . In July 1945 King George VI told Clement Attlee in round terms not to appoint Hugh Dalton as Foreign Sec- retary . He went further , and said who he thought should be appointed . His nominee , Ernest Bevin , 30.
... may be useful . In July 1945 King George VI told Clement Attlee in round terms not to appoint Hugh Dalton as Foreign Sec- retary . He went further , and said who he thought should be appointed . His nominee , Ernest Bevin , 30.
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... told after the Royal fait accompli came the Cabinet , who were according to Macmillan ' dazed ' ( though not at being told second ) . Then came the meeting of the Marquis of Salisbury and Lord Kilmuir , both of them Lords Temporal , who ...
... told after the Royal fait accompli came the Cabinet , who were according to Macmillan ' dazed ' ( though not at being told second ) . Then came the meeting of the Marquis of Salisbury and Lord Kilmuir , both of them Lords Temporal , who ...
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The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish Christopher Hitchens Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2012 |
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