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Scandal : the sexual politics of the British constitution
- Title
- Scandal : the sexual politics of the British constitution / Anna Clark.
- Author
- Clark, Anna.
- Publication
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2004.
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- Description
- xii, 311 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "Are sex scandals simply trivial distractions from serious issues or can they help democratize politics? In 1820, George IV's "royal gambols" with his mistresses endangered the Old Oak of the constitution. When he tried to divorce Queen Caroline for adultery, the resulting scandal enabled activists to overcome state censorship and revitalize reform. Looking at six major British scandals between 1763 and 1820, this book demonstrates that scandals brought people into politics because they evoked familiar stories of sex and betrayal. In vibrant prose woven with character sketches and illustrations, Anna Clark explains that activists used these stories to illustrate constitutional issues concerning the Crown, Parliament, and public opinion."--Jacket
- Subject
- 1700-1899
- Geschichte 1763-1820
- Sex > Political aspects > History > Great Britain > 18th century
- Sex > Political aspects > History > Great Britain > 19th century
- Political corruption > Great Britain > History > 18th century
- Political corruption > Great Britain > History > 19th century
- Scandals > Great Britain > History > 18th century
- Scandals > Great Britain > History > 19th century
- Constitutional history > Great Britain
- Constitutional history
- Political corruption
- Politics and government
- Scandals
- Sex > Political aspects
- Politischer Skandal
- Sexualität
- Korruption
- Schandalen
- Seksueel gedrag
- Politieke aspecten
- Grondwetten
- Publieke opinie
- Sexuality
- Suffragettes
- Great Britain > Politics and government > 18th century
- Great Britain > Politics and government > 19th century
- Great Britain
- Großbritannien
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Wilkes, sexuality, and liberty: how scandal transforms politics -- Influence or independence: women and elections, 1777-1788 -- Edmund Burke and the Begums of Oudh: gender, empire, and public opinion -- Scandal in an age of revolution -- From petticoat influence to women's rights? -- The Mary Anne Clarke affair and the system of corruption -- Queen Caroline and the sexual politics of the British constitution -- Sexual scandals and politics, past and present.
- ISBN
- 069111501X
- 9780691115016
- 9780691126012
- 0691126011
- LCCN
- 2003043349
- 9780691115016
- OCLC
- ocm51607318
- 51607318
- SCSB-14044823
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library