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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... magic . In 1911 , the United 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 ...
... magic . In 1911 , the United 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 ...
Síða 25
... magic be unavailing . My point is that the word ' sacral ' derives from the sacrum , the triangular bone that shields the back of the pelvis . Known to the ancients as the os sacrum or sacred bone , it has a common root with ' sacrifice ...
... magic be unavailing . My point is that the word ' sacral ' derives from the sacrum , the triangular bone that shields the back of the pelvis . Known to the ancients as the os sacrum or sacred bone , it has a common root with ' sacrifice ...
Síða 42
... magic and fantasy . Nobody wants life to be charmless . But the element of fantasy and magic is as primitive as it is authentic , and there are good reasons why it should not come from the state . When orchestrated and distributed in ...
... magic and fantasy . Nobody wants life to be charmless . But the element of fantasy and magic is as primitive as it is authentic , and there are good reasons why it should not come from the state . When orchestrated and distributed in ...
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The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish Christopher Hitchens Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2012 |
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