Monarchy The History Of An Idea

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Monarchy

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Author : Brenda Ralph Lewis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-07-01

Monarchy written by Brenda Ralph Lewis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-01 with categories.

Traces the origins & development of monarchy from ancient cultures such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, China & Japan to modern times. The roots of monarchy in its original Ôabsolute' form lie in religious ritual, in the godlike nature of monarchs & in the theory that they rule by Divine Right. Today, constitutional monarchies as they exist in Britain, Spain, Scandinavia, Thailand or Japan are more common, & they blend comfortably with modern concepts of democracy & personal freedom. Mixes anecdote & analysis to provide an informative overview of one of the world's most intriguing & enduring institutions & its most ancient form of government. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in royalty or in the origins & development of monarchy. Illus.

Monarchy The History Of An Idea

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Author : Brenda Ralph Lewis
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-09-16

Monarchy The History Of An Idea written by Brenda Ralph Lewis and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-16 with History categories.

Brenda Ralph Lewis presents an informative overview of how kings and queens came about and of the many forces that have shaped the identity of monarchy and in many cases caused its downfall.

The Monarchy

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988

The Monarchy written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Monarchy categories.

Lordship Kingship And Empire

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Author : James Henderson Burns
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992

Lordship Kingship And Empire written by James Henderson Burns and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.

This is a study of the ideology of monarchy in late medieval Europe. In the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, European monarchies faced a series of crises and conflicts, which gave rise to intense debate as to the nature and authority of monarchy in its various forms. From such debates and polemics emerged many of the ideas that were to sustain the later confrontation between "absolutism" and "constitutionalism." Burns examines the ideas generated by various "crisis of monarchy" in France, England, the Spanish kingdoms, and what still claimed to be the "universal" monarchies of Empire and Papacy. This is a lucid and stimulating exploration of a major and previously neglected topic in the history of political thought by one of its leading historians.

Media Monarchy And Power

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Author : Hugh O'Donnell
language : en
Publisher: Intellect (UK)
Release Date : 2013-09-09

Media Monarchy And Power written by Hugh O'Donnell and has been published by Intellect (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-09 with categories.

God Save The Queen

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Author : Dennis Altman
language : en
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Release Date : 2021-08-03

God Save The Queen written by Dennis Altman and has been published by Scribe Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-03 with Political Science categories.

An avowed republican investigates the unexpected durability and potential benefits of constitutional monarchies. When he was deposed in Egypt in 1952, King Farouk predicted that there would be five monarchs left at the end of the century: the kings of hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades, and England. To date, his prediction has proved wrong, and while the twentieth century saw the collapse of monarchies across Europe, many democratic societies have retained them. God Save the Queen is the first book to look at constitutional monarchies globally, and is particularly relevant given the pro-democracy movement in Thailand and recent scandals around the British and Spanish royal families. Is monarchy merely a feudal relic that should be abolished, or does the division between ceremonial and actual power act as a brake on authoritarian politicians? And what is the role of monarchy in the independent countries of the Commonwealth that have retained the Queen as head of state? This book suggests that monarchy deserves neither the adulation of the right nor the dismissal of the left. In an era of autocratic populism, does constitutional monarchy provide some safeguards against the megalomania of political leaders? Is a President Boris potentially more dangerous than a Prime Minister Boris?

Mystifying The Monarch

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Author : Jeroen Deploige
language : en
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Release Date : 2006

Mystifying The Monarch written by Jeroen Deploige and has been published by Amsterdam University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.

The power of monarchs has traditionally been as much symbolic as actual, rooted in popular imagery of sovereignty, divinity, and authority. In Mystifying the Monarch, a distinguished group of contributors explores the changing nature of that imagery—and its political and social effects—in Europe from the Middle Ages to the present day. They demonstrate that, rather than a linear progression where perceptions of rulers moved inexorably from the sacred to the banal, in reality the history of monarchy has been one of constant tension between mystification and demystification.

Thailand S Theory Of Monarchy

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Author : Patrick Jory
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2016-05-09

Thailand S Theory Of Monarchy written by Patrick Jory and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-09 with History categories.

2016 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Since the 2006 coup d'état, Thailand has been riven by two opposing political visions: one which aspires to a modern democracy and the rule of law, and another which holds to the traditional conception of a kingdom ruled by an exemplary Buddhist monarch. Thailand has one of the world's largest populations of observant Buddhists and one of its last politically active monarchies. This book examines the Theravada Buddhist foundations of Thailand's longstanding institution of monarchy. Patrick Jory states that the storehouse of monarchical ideology is to be found in the popular literary genre known as the Jātakas, tales of the Buddha's past lives. The best-known of these, the Vessantara Jātaka, disseminated an ideal of an infinitely generous prince as a bodhisatta or future Buddha—an ideal which remains influential in Thailand today. Using primary and secondary source materials largely unknown in Western scholarship, Jory traces the history of the Vessantara Jātaka and its political-cultural importance from the ancient to the modern period. Although pressures from European colonial powers and Buddhist reformers led eventually to a revised political conception of the monarchy, the older Buddhist ideal of kingship has yet endured.

The Idea Of Paradigm In Church History

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Author : Matthew Edward Harris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007

The Idea Of Paradigm In Church History written by Matthew Edward Harris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.

The Idea Of A Patriot King 1749

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Author : Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971

The Idea Of A Patriot King 1749 written by Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Great Britain categories.