03247nam 22006852 450 991077992500332120151005020620.01-107-12471-90-511-04460-70-511-15449-697866104214350-511-32838-90-511-17455-10-511-49016-X0-521-00425-X1-280-42143-6(CKB)111056485623536(EBL)202124(OCoLC)51203002(SSID)ssj0000191184(PQKBManifestationID)11166008(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000191184(PQKBWorkID)10184012(PQKB)10604816(UkCbUP)CR9780511490163(MiAaPQ)EBC202124(Au-PeEL)EBL202124(CaPaEBR)ebr10064294(CaONFJC)MIL42143(PPN)167547828(EXLCZ)9911105648562353620090227d2001|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLegitimating identities the self-presentations of rulers and subjects /Rodney Barker[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2001.1 online resource (viii, 161 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-80822-7 0-511-01697-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-157) and index.1.Legitimacy and legitimation --2.Legitimating identities --3.King John's Christmas cards: self-legitimation --4.Cousins at home and abroad --5.Rebels and vigilantes --6.Citizens --7.Conclusion.Rulers of all kinds, from feudal monarchs to democratic presidents and prime ministers, justify themselves to themselves through a variety of rituals, rhetoric, and dramatisations, using everything from architecture and coinage to etiquette and portraiture. This kind of legitimation - self-legitimation - has been overlooked in an age which is concerned principally with how government can be justified in the eyes of its citizens. In this book, Rodney Barker argues that at least as much time is spent by rulers legitimating themselves in their own eyes, and cultivating their own sense of identity, as is spent in trying to convince ordinary subjects. Once this dimension of ruling is taken into account, a far fuller understanding can be gained of what rulers are doing when they rule. It can also open the way to a more complete grasp of what subjects are doing, both when they obey and when they rebel.Political leadershipPsychological aspectsPoliticiansPsychologySelf-acceptancePolitical leadershipPsychological aspects.PoliticiansPsychology.Self-acceptance.303.3/4Barker Rodney S.250628UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910779925003321Legitimating identities3676611UNINA