The British Constitution in the Twentieth Century (British Academy Centenary Monographs) - Hardcover

Bogdanor, Vernon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0197262716 ISBN 13: 9780197262719

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2003

Synopsis

This is the first scholarly survey of the British constitution in the twentieth century. Indeed, it fills a very real gap in the history of Britain during the last hundred years. The book is a product of interdisciplinary collaboration by a distinguished group of constitutional lawyers, historians and political scientists, and draws where possible on primary sources. Its evaluation of the recent constitutional reforms will be of particular interest. This major interpretation of the constitution will remain authoritative for many years. It is essential reading for all those seeking to understand the impact of the constitutional reforms of recent years.

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Review

Bogdanor's fascinating encyclopedia brings together sixteen subject chapters by different hands ... Every chapter is richly informative, and many are studded with statistical tables that shed fresh light on specific changes over the course of the century ... These essays are full of absorbing detail and delicate nuance. Ferdinand Mount, Times Literary Supplement In The British Consitution in the Twentieth Century, tradition and innovation live together and are methodologically integrated. The overall impression is one of a consolidated methodology in the best classical tradition of British constitutional scholarship.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0197262716
• ISBN 13: 9780197262719
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 800