Lectures on the Relation Between Law and Public Opinion in England During the Nineteenth Century (Social science classics series)

Albert Venn Dicey (intro. by Richard A Cosgrove)

ISBN 10: 0878558691 / ISBN 13: 9780878558698

Published by Transaction Publishers, 1981

About this Item

Ex-UK library copy. Usual library marks. Slight nick on bottom of spine. Originally published in 1905, Author was a leading UK constitutional lawyer, A V Dicey. Re-issued in 1981 With intro. by American constitutional law historian, Richard A. Cosgrove. Dicey is one of the Victorian 'Titans' discussed in Jacob Rees-Mogg's controversial book (2019) on Victorian personalities. Other writers on Dicey are less flattering in their praise of Dicey. Quoted shipping based on UK 2nd class. Overseas postage at least £13.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lectures on the Relation Between Law and Public Opinion in England During the Nineteenth Century (Social science classics series)
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878558691
• ISBN 13: 9780878558698
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The famed 1914 edition of this classic is one of the small handful of works that deserve to be read by Americans to understand the 1980s. Indeed, the final three chapters, describing the decline of will and consensus in late Victorian England, stand as a stark, unmistakable reminder that such national decline can happen again. Dicey was the most influential constitutional authority in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Modern politicians have often invoked the phrase "rule of law." So commonplace has it become that few recognize its source in the work of Dicey. Law and Public Opinion in England is written with simplicity, wit and a sense of purpose that marks it as a book apart. It did much more than fortell the decline of empire, it developed the forms in which such decline comes about. In many ways this book represents a pioneering statement on the libertarian tradition as a consequence of rather than rebellion against the legal norms of an advanced civilization. This is a central book for students of society and politics alike.

About the Author

Albert Venn Dicey