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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... . When there is a select committee on the Queen , the charm of royalty will be gone . Its mystery is its life . We must not let in daylight upon magic . UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LIBRARIES This comes perilously close to Lady 14.
... . When there is a select committee on the Queen , the charm of royalty will be gone . Its mystery is its life . We must not let in daylight upon magic . UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LIBRARIES This comes perilously close to Lady 14.
Síða 17
... mystery of the Crown . It is the ghost in our machine ; and the desire not to disturb or profane the ghost has rescued the machine from some awkward inspec- tions , not to say overhauls . In his important work on authority , Max Weber ...
... mystery of the Crown . It is the ghost in our machine ; and the desire not to disturb or profane the ghost has rescued the machine from some awkward inspec- tions , not to say overhauls . In his important work on authority , Max Weber ...
Síða 25
... mystery of the Queen's anointing . But the Queen also stands for the soul as well as for the body of the Commonwealth . In her is incarnate on her Coronation the whole of society , of which the State is no more than a political ...
... mystery of the Queen's anointing . But the Queen also stands for the soul as well as for the body of the Commonwealth . In her is incarnate on her Coronation the whole of society , of which the State is no more than a political ...
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The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish Christopher Hitchens Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2012 |
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