British Constitution

Name: British Constitution
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ISBN: 9780199576982

ISBN-10: 019957698X

ISBN-13: 9780199576982

Edition: 2009

Authors: Anthony King

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In the latter part of the nineteenth century Walter Bagehot wrote a classic account of the British constitution as it had developed during Queen Victoria's reign. He argued that the late Victorian constitution was not at all what people thought it was. Anthony King argues that the same is true at the beginning of this century. Most people are aware that a series of major constitutional changes has taken place, but few recognize that their cumulative effect has been to change entirely the nature of Britain's constitutional structure. The old constitution has gone. The author insists that the new constitution is a mess, but one that we can make the best of. The British Constitution is neither…

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 11/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 450
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.17" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Anthony King is Professor of Government at the University of Essex and a Fellow of the British Academy.




What Is a 'Constitution'?



The Canonical Sextet



Britain's Traditional Constitution



The Impetus to Change



Britain's Near Abroad



The Judges Come Out



The Ghost of Local Government



John Bull's Other Lands



Mandarins as Managers



Democracy Rampant



References to the People



Their Lordships



Great British Icons



Britain's New Constitution


Notes


Bibliography


Index