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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... sort of conservative monar- chist feels peeved at the fact that these discreet nudges from Palace quarters always have something - well- compassionate and caring about them . Her Majesty lets it be understood that she is concerned about ...
... sort of conservative monar- chist feels peeved at the fact that these discreet nudges from Palace quarters always have something - well- compassionate and caring about them . Her Majesty lets it be understood that she is concerned about ...
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... some of our poets the sort of degrading and abnegating propaganda that would arouse con- tempt if displayed in Zaire or Romania . It is , in short , neither dignified nor efficient . What are the objections to this critique ? They are 19.
... some of our poets the sort of degrading and abnegating propaganda that would arouse con- tempt if displayed in Zaire or Romania . It is , in short , neither dignified nor efficient . What are the objections to this critique ? They are 19.
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... sort of man - worship and paganism that we 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 ...
... sort of man - worship and paganism that we 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 ...
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The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish Christopher Hitchens Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2012 |
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