Re-reading the Constitution: New Narratives in the Political History of England's Long Nineteenth CenturyJames Vernon Cambridge University Press, 1996 M11 13 - 262 páginas This volume of essays is about something which (for many) does not exist and yet which remains central to our understanding of English politics, history and national identity - the constitution. As European integration and demands for constitutional reform have once again moved the constitution to the centre of contemporary politics, an impressive team of contributors re-examines aspects of the debates over the meaning of the constitution and 'public opinion' in the long nineteenth century, from a sedition trial in the 1790s to the enfranchisement of certain women in 1918. With essays engaging with the histories of law, medicine and even with History as a discipline, the book takes stock of the current state of the new cultural history of English politics after the so-called 'linguistic turn', consolidating upon much of the most innovative work in recent years - particularly by younger scholars - as well as suggesting new ways of re-reading the traditional narratives of English political history. |
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trial defence and radical memory | 22 |
politics | 83 |
coroners inquests medical | 123 |
antimonarchism and | 154 |
The constitution and the narrative structure of Victorian | 179 |
the discourse of the real and | 204 |
franchise reform | 239 |
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