J A W Gunn: 2 books
When the French Tried to be British
Party, Opposition, and the Quest for Civil Disagreement, 1814-1848
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
In When the French Tried to Be British, J.A.W. Gunn studies the French effort during 1814 to 1848 to adopt the set of common understandings that lent a comparative stability to British government. The institutions of a loyal opposition and disciplined political parties seemed to be implicit in the...
by J. A. W. Gunn
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
This book examines the concept of public interest against the background of English politics from the Civil War to the coming of the Hanoverians. These years witnessed both the rise of the modern notion of the public interest as a part of ordinary political language and the growth of a social philosophy...