Rites of Power

Symbolism, Ritual, and Politics Since the Middle Ages

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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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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Utgivningsdatum1999-03-23
Mått155 x 230 x 22 mm
Vikt550 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor360
FörlagUniversity of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN9780812216950

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Teufelsdrockh's Dilemma: On Symbolism, Politics, and History-Sean WilentzPT. 1. AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL OVERVIEW1. Centers, Kings, and Charisma: Reflections on the Symbolics of Power-Clifford GeertzPT. 2. RITUAL, KINGSHIP, AND POLITICS IN FRANCE, C. 900-17152. Models of Rulership in French Royal Ceremonial-Ralph E. Giesey3. Legend, Ritual, and Discourse in the Lit de Justice Assembly: French Constitutional Ideology, 1527-1641-Sarah HanleyPT. 3. THE LIMITS OF SYMBOLIC POWER: SPAIN, C. 1157-16434. Unsacred Monarchy: The Kings of Castile in the Late Middle Ages-Teofilo F. Ruiz5. Power and Propaganda in the Spain of Philip IV-J. H. ElliottPT. 4. RITES OF POWER SINCE THE AGE OF REVOLUTION: FRANCE, BRITAIN, AND RUSSIA6. Politics, Images, and Symbols in Post-Revolutionary France-Maurice Agulhon7. Splendor out of Court: Royal Spectacle and Pageantry in Modern Britain, c. 1820-1977-David Cannadine8. Moscow and Petersburg: The Problem of Political Center in Tsarist Russia, 1881-1914-Richard WortmanPT. 5. SYMBOLISM, POLITICS, AND EVERYDAY LIFE: COLONIAL VIRGINIA AND INDUSTRIAL GERMANY9. Communication and Control: Authority Metaphors and Power Contests on Colonel Landon Carter's Virginia Plantation, 1752-1778-Rhys Isaac10. Organizational Order or Eigensinn? Workers' Privacy and Workers' Politics in Imperial Germany-Alf LÜdtkeContributorsIndex

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