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Documents on the Nineteenth Century United Kingdom Constitution (Hardcover)
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Documents on the Nineteenth Century United Kingdom Constitution (Hardcover)
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This four-volume collection presents a range of documents related
to aspects of the constitutional history of the United Kingdom
(UK), covering the ‘long’ nineteenth century. It examines
material dating from the period of the American and French
revolutions through to the advent of an equal franchise for men and
women. During the long nineteenth century, the country passed
through immense socio-economic changes. It underwent internal
strains involving its multinational composition. It became the
dominant global power, then saw that position become subject to
various challenges. These tendencies helped generate sustained and
wide-ranging controversy about how the country should govern
itself. They also helped produce a series of important changes in
the nature of the constitution. At the outset of the long
nineteenth century, only a tiny proportion of the population were
allowed to vote; and an hereditary monarch remained an active
political figure. By the end, democratic ideas and practices had
achieved ascendancy. Yet in other ways, the constitution retained
some long-established characteristics. The purpose of these volumes
is to support research into and understanding of these tendencies.
They will enable readers to approach concepts such as democracy and
constitutional change from a critical standpoint, evaluating
existing interpretations and encouraging the consideration of
possible different conclusions. The collection will encourage
consideration of matters such as paths that were not taken, what
resistance there was to change, how particular outcomes came about,
and the compromises involved. It will also facilitate comparison
between constitutional ideals and realities.
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