Rites of Power - Symbolism, Ritual, and Politics Since the Middle Ages
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Symbolism, Ritual, and Politics Since the Middle Ages
Author: Sean Wilentz
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Place of printing: Philadelphia
Year of publication: 1999
Rites of Power provides a sweeping overview of the symbolism of power from tenth-century France to modern Britain. Approaching their topic from an eclectic range of intellectual traditions, the authors turn the study of politics, social relations, and cultural creation into a single endeavor.
The essays begin with three assumptions: that all societies are ordered and governed by "master fictions" (divine right, equality for all) which make political hierarchy appear natural; that political rhetoric includes nonverbal communication (royal portraits, statistics on crop yields); and that common rhetoric can mean different things to various segments of a culture ("states' rights" during the American Civil War).
Societies studied include France and Spain in the Middle Ages, post-Revolutionary France, the modern British monarchy, tsarist Russia, colonial Virginia, and industrial Germany. The essays were selected to provide methodological as well as historical coverage; the result is a comprehensive treatment along the cutting edge of several disciplines. This book will appeal to scholars and students in the fields of history, political science, sociology, anthropology, and art history.
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Specimen in good condition. Cover with slight yellowing, dust spots and slight signs of wear at the edges and corners. Slightly yellowed cuts and with traces of dust. Slightly yellowed pages. English text. Text in english. Book in good condition.
ISBN Code: 0812216954
EAN: 9780812216950
Pages: X, 344
Format: Paperback
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 24
Width: 15
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English text. Text in english.
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