Democracy Needs Aristocracy

by Peregrine Worsthorne

Book Overview

In one of the most explosive and hotly debated books of the past year, Sir Peregrine Worsthorne presents a reactionary and playful look at the origins, evolution and demise of the aristocracy and what we can expect to replace them.

Every country has the aristocracy it deserves; so what does it say about Britain that it is in the process of removing the last vestiges of political power from one of the most ancient hereditary aristocracies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 000718316X
• ISBN13: 9780007183166
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.9"