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Author Clark, Anna.

Title Scandal : the sexual politics of the British constitution / Anna Clark.

Publication Info. Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2004]
©2004

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Description 1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography 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.
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.
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Subject Sex -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
Sex -- Political aspects.
Great Britain.
History.
Chronological Term 18th century
Subject Sex.
Sex -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Political corruption -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
Political corruption.
Political corruption -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Scandals -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
Scandals.
Scandals -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 18th century.
Politics and government.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
Chronological Term 1700 - 1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Clark, Anna. Scandal 069111501X (DLC) 2003043349 (OCoLC)51607318
ISBN 9781400849543 (e-book)
1400849543 (e-book)
069111501X (acid-free paper)
9780691126012
9780691115016
0691126011