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Blain Neil <1951-> |
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Media, monarchy and power [[electronic resource] /] / Neil Blain and Hugh O'Donnell |
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Bristol, : Intellect, 2003 |
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1-280-47654-0 |
9786610476541 |
1-84150-877-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Monarchy - Europe |
Power (Social sciences) - Europe |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION Monarchy and Power; 1. Modern and Postmodern Monarchy; 2. The Ideological Realm; 3. The Gnawing Absence of Reality: Fables of The Royal Boudoir In The British Media; 4. The UK, Spain and Beyond: Monarchy and Modernity; 5. Spain - Two Weddings and a 'Friendship': From the Modern to the Postmodern; 6. Belgium - A Country Reunited?; 7. Norway - A Different Land?; 8. The Netherlands: The Prince and The Politicians; 9. Royalty and Celebrity; CONCLUSION 10 Royal Power and Media Power |
AFTERWORD Calibration and Compliance In The UK: Mourning, Celebration and Conformity In 2002APPENDIX A Note on Britain and Europe; REFERENCES; INDEX |
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Is obsession with the Royal Family in Britain a fact of culture or an illusion of media culture? What interest do the European media display in their royal families? Does twenty-first century monarchy remain a political and ideological force - or is it just an economic commodity? Media, Monarchy and Power provides a radical insight into the cultural and political functioning of royalty in five countries. Blain and O'Donnell examine the bonds between monarchies and their 'subjects' or 'citizens', and the relationships between royal families, the media, and nation-states. Numerous case-studies f |
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