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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... things that are not blessings down to the undoubted fact that god moves in a mysterious way , so the monarchy is praised and extolled for all the honourable and admirable aspects of the country which it symbol- ises , while avoiding ...
... things that are not blessings down to the undoubted fact that god moves in a mysterious way , so the monarchy is praised and extolled for all the honourable and admirable aspects of the country which it symbol- ises , while avoiding ...
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... things invariably turn out to be connected to power . They are things like ' stability ' , ' unity ' , ' national cohesion ' , ' continuity ' and other things for which powerless people would find it difficult to be a force . Edmund ...
... things invariably turn out to be connected to power . They are things like ' stability ' , ' unity ' , ' national cohesion ' , ' continuity ' and other things for which powerless people would find it difficult to be a force . Edmund ...
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... things predicated on the heredi- tary principle are by accident ) the accession of a young man with a pronounced sympathy for National Socialism . The former Edward VIII , as Duke of Windsor , was a permanent worry and embarrassment to ...
... things predicated on the heredi- tary principle are by accident ) the accession of a young man with a pronounced sympathy for National Socialism . The former Edward VIII , as Duke of Windsor , was a permanent worry and embarrassment to ...
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The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish Christopher Hitchens Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2012 |
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