02870nam 2200613Ia 450 991046511830332120200520144314.01-282-38231-40-19-152834-X9786612382314(CKB)2560000000299065(EBL)472309(OCoLC)502286252(SSID)ssj0000335389(PQKBManifestationID)11245332(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000335389(PQKBWorkID)10273105(PQKB)11191584(StDuBDS)EDZ0000022000(MiAaPQ)EBC472309(Au-PeEL)EBL472309(CaPaEBR)ebr10351328(CaONFJC)MIL238231(EXLCZ)99256000000029906520100205d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe British constitution[electronic resource] /Anthony King1st paperback ed.Oxford Oxford University Press20091 online resource (450 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-957698-X 0-19-170223-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; 1. What Is a 'Constitution'?; 2. The Canonical Sextet; 3. Britain's Traditional Constitution; 4. The Impetus to Change; 5. Britain's Near Abroad; 6. The Judges Come Out; 7. The Ghost of Local Government; 8. John Bull's Other Lands; 9. Mandarins as Managers; 10. Democracy Rampant; 11. References to the People; 12. Their Lordships; 13. Great British Icons; 14. Britain's New Constitution; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; YIn 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 changeentirely the nature of Britain's constitutional structure. The old constitution has gone. The author insists that the newConstitutional historyGreat BritainConstitutional lawGreat BritainElectronic books.Constitutional historyConstitutional law342.4102King Anthony1934-297382MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465118303321The British constitution2177784UNINA