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Blick, Andrew and Hennessy, Peter, The Bonfire of the Decencies. Repairing and Restoring the British Constitution

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: The title of this book, The Bonfire of the Decencies, is an obvious reference to the numerous “bonfire of the vanities” imposed by Dominican monks from the 13th to 15th centuries in Italy and France to burn heretical objects judged as insignificant. It is also a reference to Tom Wolfe’s 1987 novel about ambition, politics and greed. Here, it is “the decencies” the authors are talking about and especially the lack off by politicians in Britain. The main culprit is in reality, Boris Johnson, P...

Source: Revue française de civilisation britannique

DOI: 10.4000/rfcb.11094

Author: Catherine Marshall

Institutions: CY Cergy Paris Université, Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Centre de recherche multidisciplinaire en sciences humaines et sociales

Language: French

Topic: Political and Economic history of UK and US

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4388811535

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