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UNINA9910815730603321 |
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Autore |
Bogdanor Vernon <1943-> |
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Titolo |
The monarchy and the constitution / / Vernon Bogdanor |
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Oxford, : Clarendon Press |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-98935-5 |
9786611989354 |
0-19-152089-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 328 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Constitutional history - Great Britain |
Monarchy - Great Britain - History |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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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Intro -- Contents -- 1. The Evolution of Constitutional Monarchy -- 2. The Basic Constitutional Rules: The Rules of Succession -- 3. The Basic Constitutional Rules: Influence and the Prerogative -- 4. The Appointment of a Prime Minister -- 5. Three Constitutional Crises -- 6. Hung Parliaments and Proportional Representation -- 7. The Financing of the Monarchy -- 8. The Sovereign's Private Secretary -- 9. The Sovereign and the Church -- 10. The Sovereign and the Commonwealth -- 11. The Future of Constitutional Monarchy -- Appendices -- 1. Sovereigns since Henry VIII -- 2. British prime ministers since 1782 -- 3. Private secretaries since 1870 -- 4. Member states of the Commonwealth, 1995 -- 5. Some constitutional episodes involving the use of royal power since 1900 -- Select Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An analysis of how constitutional monarchy functions in a modern democracy, showing how it serves to stabilize and sustain democratic government. The book offers reflections on the future of the monarchy, based firmly upon its history. |
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