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Premodern Rulership and Contemporary Political Power: The King's Body Never Dies
Amsterdam University Press, 2017 Cloth: 978-94-6298-331-1 | eISBN: 978-90-485-3328-2 Library of Congress Classification JC375.P74 2017 Dewey Decimal Classification 940.1
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
In the medieval period, the monarch was seen as the embodiment of the community of his kingdom, the body politic. And while we've long since shed that view, it nonetheless continues to influence our understanding of contemporary politics. This book offers thirteen case studies from premodern and contemporary Europe that demonstrate the process through which political corporations-bodies politic-were and continue to be constructed and challenged. Drawing on history, archaeology, literary criticism, and art history, the contributors survey a wide geographical and chronological spectrum to offer a panoramic view of these dynamic political entities. See other books on: Divine right of kings | Executive power | Kings and rulers | Monarchy | To 1500 See other titles from Amsterdam University Press |
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Premodern Rulership and Contemporary Political Power: The King's Body Never Dies
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
Amsterdam University Press, 2017
Cloth: 978-94-6298-331-1
eISBN: 978-90-485-3328-2
Cloth: 978-94-6298-331-1
eISBN: 978-90-485-3328-2
In the medieval period, the monarch was seen as the embodiment of the community of his kingdom, the body politic. And while we've long since shed that view, it nonetheless continues to influence our understanding of contemporary politics. This book offers thirteen case studies from premodern and contemporary Europe that demonstrate the process through which political corporations-bodies politic-were and continue to be constructed and challenged. Drawing on history, archaeology, literary criticism, and art history, the contributors survey a wide geographical and chronological spectrum to offer a panoramic view of these dynamic political entities.
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
