Project Gutenberg 2024-08-13 Public domain in the USA. 197 MacDonagh, Michael 1862 1946 The pageant of Parliament, vol. 1 of 2 $aUnited Kingdom :$bT. Fisher Unwin Ltd, $c1921. deaurider, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Pageant of Parliament, Vol. 1" by Michael MacDonagh is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles the workings of the British Parliament, detailing its processes, traditions, and the crucial role it plays in governance. MacDonagh aims to illuminate Parliament not just as a procedural institution but as a living embodiment of democratic governance influenced by human personalities. The opening of the book features an introduction where the author outlines his intention to explore the Parliament as an intricate machinery concerning the formulation and execution of laws alongside the administration of public welfare. MacDonagh emphasizes the practical side of the political system, contrasting it against theoretical norms, and discusses the relationships between Members of Parliament (MPs) and their constituencies, highlighting historical examples like Edmund Burke's stance on representation versus delegation. This segment paints a vivid picture of the dynamics at play within Parliament, setting a foundation for understanding the institution’s significance in a democratic society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/pageantofparliam01macd 20211124073524macdonagh 1921 GB Reading ease score: 54.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Great Britain. Parliament JN Text Category: History - British Category: Politics 588770 2025-06-29T09:49:21.165615 text/html 563586 2024-08-13T00:06:45 text/html 685887 2025-06-29T09:49:29.071624 application/epub+zip 682070 2025-06-29T09:49:22.910619 application/epub+zip 448011 2025-06-29T09:49:21.988686 application/epub+zip 1491586 2025-06-29T09:49:34.011581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1442895 2025-06-29T09:49:28.167622 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549147 2025-06-29T09:49:20.493648 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 529184 2024-08-13T00:06:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15373 2025-06-29T09:49:34.150565 application/rdf+xml 13144 2025-06-29T09:49:22.199646 image/jpeg 1944 2025-06-29T09:49:22.092624 image/jpeg 924175 2025-06-29T09:49:21.216693 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog