Emma Crewe

Lords of parliament

Manners, rituals and politics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This work marks the first time a researcher has had largely unlimited access, and every significant aspect of the Upper Chamber has been scrutinized. The result is a unique portrait, packed with the unexpected, of a surprising institution which is becoming increasingly influential. Meticulous scholarship is combined with clarity in explanation to produce a work that helps to bridge the gap between anthropology and political science.

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An arresting and unique portrait of the House of Lords. Its seductiveness and complex hidden structures are captured in a readable book for researchers, students and the general reader.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 471g
• ISBN-13: 9780719072079
• ISBN-10: 0719072077
• Artikelnr.: 21573501

Autorenporträt

Emma Crewe is a Research Associate at the University of Warwick, an Honorary Research Fellow at the Department of Anthropology, University College London, and a research and policy consultant working in Asia and Africa

Inhaltsangabe

1. Background to the House of Lords: An outline of composition, powers and
culture 2. Kind words and coronets 3. Performing like a Peer 4. Restless
natives 5. A social directory 6. Hierarchies 7. Are Peers equal? 8. Parties
and cross-benchers 9. The usual channels 10. Rules and rituals 11. Men in
tights 12. Opening up Parliament Appendices 1. A chronology of reform of
the Lords 1998-2004 2. Research methodology 3. Glossary