The English Constitution - Walter Bagehot - Books - Cornell University Press - 9780801490231 - May 31, 1966
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The English Constitution 1st edition

Walter Bagehot

The English Constitution 1st edition

Walter Bagehot was one of the great political journalists of his?or indeed of any?age. Woodrow Wilson called his approach a "fresh and original method which has made the British system much ore intelligible to ordinary men than it was before."For anyone who wants to understand the workings of British politics, this book, written in 1867, is still the best introduction available. It is a study of the classical period of Cabinet government before the extension of the suffrage, the creation of the party machines, and the emergence of an independent Civil Service administering a vast welfare state. A thoughtful and provocative introduction by R. H. S. Crossman, M. P., gives biographical material on Bagehot, compares his political philosophy with those of his contemporaries, and contrasts Britain's parliamentary government today with that of the last century.


320 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released May 31, 1966
Original release date 1993
ISBN13 9780801490231
Publishers Cornell University Press
Pages 320
Dimensions 127 × 192 × 19 mm   ·   299 g
Language English  
Contributor R.H.S. Crossman

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