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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... Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ' . The words express the hope of a political and historical compro- mise rather than the actuality of one . If it were to read " The United State of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ' it ...
... Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ' . The words express the hope of a political and historical compro- mise rather than the actuality of one . If it were to read " The United State of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ' it ...
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... Kingdom of Heaven , perhaps , but from some interested viewpoints not at all bad . One could add to this that in 1952 the pound sterling was worth the better part of four dollars , that The Times newspaper was The Times newspaper , that ...
... Kingdom of Heaven , perhaps , but from some interested viewpoints not at all bad . One could add to this that in 1952 the pound sterling was worth the better part of four dollars , that The Times newspaper was The Times newspaper , that ...
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... Kingdom was in three kinds of trouble . Ireland was menaced by Republican and Loyalist insurrection , the modern Labour move- ment was emerging in a series of sharp - fought engagements and the whole fabric and patina of Victorian family ...
... Kingdom was in three kinds of trouble . Ireland was menaced by Republican and Loyalist insurrection , the modern Labour move- ment was emerging in a series of sharp - fought engagements and the whole fabric and patina of Victorian family ...
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The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish Christopher Hitchens Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2012 |
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