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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454935003321

Autore

Billig Michael

Titolo

Talking of the royal family / / Michael Billig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998

ISBN

1-134-91767-8

1-280-21805-3

0-203-41491-8

0-203-31406-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Disciplina

941.085/0922

Soggetti

Monarchy - Great Britain - Public opinion

Public opinion - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Great Britain Kings and rulers Public opinion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 1992.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-239) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Preface to the reissue; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM OF MONARCHY; THE ENVY OF THE WORLD; THE CONTINUING MYSTERY; IDENTIFYING WITH 'THEM'; SETTLING ACCOUNTS; DESIRE, DENIAL AND THE PRESS; A WOMAN'S REALM; THE HERITAGE OF THE FUTURE; Appendix; References; Name index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

Important themes and issues flow through the seemingly trivial chatter about royalty. This book was the first serious study of royalty to emerge from this rhetorical perspective and now with a new preface, remains relevant today.