The Monarchy and the Constitution

by Vernon Bogdanor

Book Overview

In the increasingly questioning world of the 1990s, the role of the monarchy in a democracy is again coming under scrutiny. Its critics argue that the monarchy is a profoundly conservative institution which serves to inhibit social change; that it has outlived its usefulness; that it
symbolizes and reinforces deference and hierarchy; and that its radical reform is therefore long overdue.

Rejecting these arguments, Vernon Bogdanor makes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198277695
• ISBN13: 9780198277699
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"