Rituals in Parliaments: Political, Anthropological and Historical Perspectives on Europe and the United States

Description

Product ID:	9783631519936
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	DE
Title:	Rituals in Parliaments
Subtitle:	Political, Anthropological and Historical Perspectives on Europe and the United States
Authors:	Author: Emma Crewe, Marion G. Mueller
Page Count:	210
Subjects:	History, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Cultural studies, Political science and theory, Cultural studies, Political science & theory
Description:	By bringing together three different academic disciplines – anthropology, political science and history – and covering a variety of different parliamentary assemblies, both in Europe and in the United States, this book aims to offer a fresh approach to parliamentary studies. The authors assess the importance of ritual and symbolic communication in different parliamentary settings. The underlying question that each practitioner and scholar addresses is: Do parliamentary rituals really matter? Some of the contributors argue that legislative procedure is more telling of the role and reputation that a parliament has in a given society than its rituals and ceremonies. Others stress the relevance of these ritual expressions for conveying political sense and meaning to the public.
Imprint Name:	Peter Lang GmbH
Publisher Name:	Peter Lang GmbH
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2006-03-21

Weight	282 g
Dimensions	150 × 281 × 14 mm