LEADER 05188nam 2200805 450 001 9910807837803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-691-11501-X 010 $a1-4008-4954-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400849543 035 $a(CKB)2550000001136164 035 $a(EBL)1441382 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001167667 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11640639 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001167667 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11130837 035 $a(PQKB)10992917 035 $a(OCoLC)899266252 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse37241 035 $a(DE-B1597)447521 035 $a(OCoLC)1013954724 035 $a(OCoLC)922666173 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400849543 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1441382 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10783691 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL535867 035 $a(OCoLC)862366815 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1441382 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001136164 100 $a20131107h20042004 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aScandal $ethe sexual politics of the British constitution /$fAnna Clark 205 $aCourse Book 210 1$aPrinceton :$cPrinceton University Press,$d[2004] 210 4$dİ2004 215 $a1 online resource (328 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-12601-1 311 $a1-306-04616-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIllustration -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tAbbreviations -- $tCHAPTER ONE. Introduction -- $tCHAPTER TWO. Wilkes, Sexuality, and Liberty: How Scandal Transforms Politics -- $tCHAPTER THREE. Influence or Independence:Women and Elections, 1777-1788 -- $tCHAPTER FOUR. Edmund Burke and the Begums of Oudh: Gender, Empire, and Public Opinion -- $tCHAPTER FIVE. Scandal in an Age of Revolution -- $tCHAPTER SIX. From Petticoat Influence to Women's Rights? -- $tCHAPTER SEVEN. The Mary Anne Clarke Affair and the System of Corruption -- $tCHAPTER EIGHT. Queen Caroline and the Sexual Politics of the British Constitution -- $tCHAPTER NINE. Sexual Scandals and Politics, Past and Present -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aAre sex scandals simply trivial distractions from serious issues or can they help democratize politics? In 1820, George IV's "royal gambols" with his mistresses endangered the Old Oak of the constitution. When he tried to divorce Queen Caroline for adultery, the resulting scandal enabled activists to overcome state censorship and revitalize reform. Looking at six major British scandals between 1763 and 1820, this book demonstrates that scandals brought people into politics because they evoked familiar stories of sex and betrayal. In vibrant prose woven with vivid character sketches and illustrations, Anna Clark explains that activists used these stories to illustrate constitutional issues concerning the Crown, Parliament, and public opinion. Clark argues that sex scandals grew out of the tension between aristocratic patronage and efficiency in government. For instance, in 1809 Mary Ann Clarke testified that she took bribes to persuade her royal lover, the army's commander-in-chief, to promote officers, buy government offices, and sway votes. Could women overcome scandals to participate in politics? This book also explains the real reason why the glamorous Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, became so controversial for campaigning in a 1784 election. Sex scandal also discredited Mary Wollstonecraft, one of the first feminists, after her death. Why do some scandals change politics while others fizzle? Edmund Burke tried to stir up scandal about the British empire in India, but his lurid, sexual language led many to think he was insane. A unique blend of the history of sexuality and women's history with political and constitutional history, Scandal opens a revealing new window onto some of the greatest sex scandals of the past. In doing so, it allows us to more fully appreciate the sometimes shocking ways democracy has become what it is today. 606 $aSex$xPolitical aspects$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aSex$xPolitical aspects$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aPolitical corruption$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aPolitical corruption$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aScandals$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aScandals$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xPolitics and government$y18th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xPolitics and government$y19th century 615 0$aSex$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 615 0$aSex$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 615 0$aPolitical corruption$xHistory 615 0$aPolitical corruption$xHistory 615 0$aScandals$xHistory 615 0$aScandals$xHistory 676 $a328 686 $a320.94109 CLA 700 $aClark$b Anna$0327301 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807837803321 996 $aScandal$93931849 997 $aUNINA