An edition of In the king's shadow
(2010)
In the king's shadow
the political anatomy of democratic representation
English ed.
by Philip Manow
Share
×Close
This work doesn't have a description yet. Can you add one?
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
In the king's shadow: the political anatomy of democratic representation
2010, Polity
in English
- English ed.
0745647669 9780745647661
|
aaaa
|
Book Details
Table of Contents
1. Does the republic have a body?
2. Parliament as body politic - house seating plans: Does democracy have no imagery? ; Basic parliamentary seating plans and how they came about ; The shadow of the king's body ; The parliamentarization of divine right doctrine
3. Parliament as body politic - immunity, publicity, proportionality and discontinuity: Republican body-snatching ; 'A degree of sanctity' - parliamentary immunity ; The parliamentary puppet can speak! - the question of public debate ; 'A recognizable likeness of the populace' - parliamentary proportionality ; Le parlement ne meurt jamais? Parliamentary discontinuity ; Farewell to the body of the people?
4. Democratic bodies/despotic bodies: Deputies and doubles ; In corpore/in effigie ; Hot and cold representation ; Violent/thaumaturgic ; Dignitas/humanitas ; Disenchantment/re-enchantment.
Edition Notes
First published in German as Im Schatten des Königs, by Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, c2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [126]-141) and index.
The translation was funded by Geisteswissenschaften Internation - Translation Funding for Humanities and Social Sciences from Germany.
Classifications
The Physical Object
Edition Identifiers
Work Identifiers
Community Reviews (0)
Lists
| December 29, 2011 | Created by LC Bot | import new book |