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UNINA9910449662403321 |
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Titolo |
Bagehot : the English constitution / / edited by Paul Smith [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-11243-5 |
1-280-41682-3 |
1-139-16383-3 |
0-511-17356-3 |
0-511-03954-9 |
0-511-15267-1 |
0-511-30326-2 |
0-511-05297-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxxii, 253 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge texts in the history of political thought |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Constitutional law - Great Britain |
Constitutional history - Great Britain |
Great Britain Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Editor s introduction; Principal events in Bagehot s life; Note on the text and annotation; THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION; Biographical notes on persons mentioned in the text; Bibliographical note; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Walter Bagehot's anatomy of The English Constitution is a classic of English political writing. In this new Cambridge Texts edition it appears for the first time in its original (1867) book version, with Bagehot's original conclusion, and the substantial introduction written for the second edition of 1872. Paul Smith's introduction places Bagehot's views in the context of contemporary events and prevalent views of the working of the constitution, indicating their relation to his developing ideas on the anthropological and sociological springs of authority. He assesses the accuracy of Bagehot's account of parliamentary |
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