Scandal : The Sexual Politics of the British Constitution /

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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 enab...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Clark, Anna (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2014
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Constitutional history > Great Britain.
Scandals > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Scandals > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Political corruption > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Political corruption > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Sex > Political aspects > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Sex > Political aspects > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 19th century.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 18th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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