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The Punk Rock Politics of Joe Strummer - Radicalism, Resistance and Rebellion (Paperback): Gregor Gall The Punk Rock Politics of Joe Strummer - Radicalism, Resistance and Rebellion (Paperback)
Gregor Gall
R505 Discovery Miles 5 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Joe Strummer was one of the twentieth century's iconic rock'n'roll rebels. As frontperson, spokesperson and chief lyricist for The Clash, he played a major role in politicising a generation through some of the most powerful protest songs of the era, songs like 'White Riot', 'English Civil War' and 'London Calling'. At the heart of this protest was the struggle for social justice and equality. The punk rock politics of Joe Strummer examines Strummer's beliefs on a range of issues - including socialism, alienation, exploitation, multiculturalism and humanism - analysing their credibility, influence and impact, and asking where they came from and how they developed over time. Drawing on Strummer's lyrics, various interviews and bootleg recordings, as well as interviews with those he inspired, The punk rock politics of Joe Strummer takes the reader on a journey through the political influences and motivations that defined one of the UK's greatest punk icons. -- .

White Nationalism and the Republican Party - Toward Minority Rule in America (Paperback): John Ehrenberg White Nationalism and the Republican Party - Toward Minority Rule in America (Paperback)
John Ehrenberg
R1,141 Discovery Miles 11 410 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In this book, John Ehrenberg argues that Donald Trump, as both candidate and president, represents a qualitatively new stage in the evolution of the Republican Party's willingness to exploit American racial tensions. Works on Trump's use of race have tended to be fragmentary or subsidiary to a larger purpose. Ehrenberg concentrates his investigation on Trump's weaponized use of race, contextualized through historical and theoretical details, demonstrating that while Trump draws on previous Republican strategies, he stands apart through his explicit intention to convert the Republican Party into a political instrument of a threatened racial order. The book traces the Grand Old Party's (GOP) approach to racial matters from Goldwater's "constitutional" objection to federal activity in the South to George W. Bush's overtures to Black citizens. Ehrenberg examines the role of racial animus in prying loose a significant portion of the Democratic Party's electoral coalition and making possible Trump's overt flirtation with white nationalism. He concludes that the Republican Party will find it difficult to jettison its 50-year history of embracing and amplifying white racial animus and resentment. White Nationalism and the Republican Party will be of interest to academics and students of American politics, voting behavior, American party politics, race and American politics, twentieth-century American history, political leadership, politics of inequality, race and public policy.

Privacy in the Republic (Paperback): Andrew Roberts Privacy in the Republic (Paperback)
Andrew Roberts
R1,205 Discovery Miles 12 050 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book rethinks the idea of privacy. It argues that a satisfactory account of privacy should not limit itself to identifying why privacy might be valuable. It also needs to attend to the further question of how it can be secured in those circumstances in which it proves to be valuable. Drawing on republican ideas about the relationship between freedom and self-government, the book asserts that privacy is valuable, because it enables us to lead non-dominated lives. It prevents others from acquiring power to interfere in our choices - to remove options that would otherwise be available to us, and to manipulate our decision-making. It further examines the means through which citizens might exercise effective control over decisions and actions that affect their privacy and proposes a democratic theory of privacy. With the emergence of the 'surveillance state,' this volume will be indispensable for scholars, students, and researchers in political theory, political philosophy, law, and human and civil rights. It will be of particular interest to policymakers, lawyers, and human rights activists.

Making Democratic Theory Democratic - Democracy, Law, and Administration after Weber and Kelsen (Paperback): Stephen Turner,... Making Democratic Theory Democratic - Democracy, Law, and Administration after Weber and Kelsen (Paperback)
Stephen Turner, George Mazur
R1,119 Discovery Miles 11 190 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

--A timely analysis of how to make democracies more administratively effective--and true to the intentions of democracy --The lead author is a distinguished political philosopher --Valuable assigned reading for advanced courses on social theory, political theory, public administration, democracy, political sociology, and more

Zola - An Intellectual Quest for Justice (Paperback): Ramin Jahanbegloo Zola - An Intellectual Quest for Justice (Paperback)
Ramin Jahanbegloo
R1,024 Discovery Miles 10 240 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book examines the figure of the public intellectual through the work of Emile Zola in the Dreyfus Affair. It analyses Zola's famous letter "J'Accuse" supporting Alfred Dreyfus and its philosophical and political consequences for the intellectual world, including Indian public intellectuals. The volume is an examination of the critical role which can be played by public intellectuals today by referring to the "J'Accuse" model and an homage to the ideal of living decently and truthfully through the exercise of critical reason and moral excellence. Accessible and comprehensive, the book will be essential reading for students of philosophy and critical reasoning. It will be of interest to general readers as well.

Sites of Genocide (Paperback): Adam Jones Sites of Genocide (Paperback)
Adam Jones
R1,013 Discovery Miles 10 130 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Covers the global range of historical and contemporary genocide case-studies Includes previously unpublished talks, and media interviews from one of the top scholars in the field of genocide studies.

Routledge Handbook of Marxism and Post-Marxism (Paperback): Alex Callinicos, Stathis Kouvelakis, Lucia Pradella Routledge Handbook of Marxism and Post-Marxism (Paperback)
Alex Callinicos, Stathis Kouvelakis, Lucia Pradella
R1,411 Discovery Miles 14 110 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In the past two decades, Marxism has enjoyed a revitalization as a research program and a growth in its audience. This renaissance is connected to the revival of anti-capitalist contestation since the Seattle protests in 1999 and the impact of the global economic and financial crisis in 2007-8. It intersects with the emergence of Post-Marxism since the 1980s represented by thinkers such as Jurgen Habermas, Chantal Mouffe, Ranajit Guha and Alain Badiou. This handbook explores the development of Marxism and Post-Marxism, setting them in dialogue against a truly global backdrop. Transcending the disciplinary boundaries between philosophy, economics, politics and history, an international range of expert contributors guide the reader through the main varieties and preoccupations of Marxism and Post-Marxism. Through a series of framing and illustrative essays, readers will explore these traditions, starting from Marx and Engels themselves, through the thinkers of the Second and Third Internationals (Rosa Luxemburg, Lenin and Trotsky, among others), the Tricontinental, and Subaltern and Post-Colonial Studies, to more contemporary figures such as Huey Newton, Fredric Jameson, Judith Butler, Immanuel Wallerstein and Samir Amin. The Routledge Handbook of Marxism and Post-Marxism will be of interest to scholars and researchers of philosophy, cultural studies and theory, sociology, political economics and several areas of political science, including political theory, Marxism, political ideologies and critical theory.

An Introduction to Politics (Works of Harold J. Laski) (Hardcover): Harold J. Laski An Introduction to Politics (Works of Harold J. Laski) (Hardcover)
Harold J. Laski
R2,725 R2,138 Discovery Miles 21 380 Save R587 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume distils the themes expounded in "A Grammar of Politics" for the non-specialist reader. It is the best outline of Laski s views in his transitional period. "

Rule of Law, Common Values, and Illiberal Constitutionalism - Poland and Hungary within the European Union (Paperback): Timea... Rule of Law, Common Values, and Illiberal Constitutionalism - Poland and Hungary within the European Union (Paperback)
Timea Drinoczi, Agnieszka Bien-Kacala
R1,218 Discovery Miles 12 180 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book challenges the idea that the Rule of Law is still a universal European value given its relatively rapid deterioration in Hungary and Poland, and the apparent inability of the European institutions to adequately address the illiberalization of these Member States. The book begins from the general presumption that the Rule of Law, since its emergence, has been a universal European value, a political ideal and legal conception. It also acknowledges that the EU has been struggling in the area of value enforcement, even if the necessary mechanisms are available and, given an innovative outlook and more political commitment, could be successfully used. The authors appreciate the different approaches toward the Rule of Law, both as a concept and as a measurable indicator, and while addressing the core question of the volume, widely rely on them. Ultimately, the book provides a snapshot of how the Rule of Law ideal has been dismantled and offers a theory of the Rule of Law in illiberal constitutionalism. It discusses why voters keep illiberal populist leaders in power when they are undeniably acting contrary to the Rule of Law ideal. The book will be of interest to academics and researchers engaged with the foundational questions of constitutionalism. The structure and nature of the subject matter covered ensure that the book will be a useful addition for comparative and national constitutional law classes. It will also appeal to legal practitioners wondering about the boundaries of the Rule of Law.

Between Class and Discourse: Left Intellectuals in Defence of Capitalism (Paperback): Boris Kagarlitsky Between Class and Discourse: Left Intellectuals in Defence of Capitalism (Paperback)
Boris Kagarlitsky; Translated by Renfrey Clarke
R1,205 Discovery Miles 12 050 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This provocative book addresses the ideological and political crisis of the Western left, comparing it with the problems facing leftist politics in Russia and other countries. The author presents a radical critique of the current state of the Western left which puts discourse above class interest and politics of diversity above politics of social change. The trajectory away from class politics towards feminism, minority rights and the coalition of coalitions led to the destruction of the basic strategic pillars of the movement. Some elements of this broad progressive agenda became mainstream, but in fact this made the crisis of the left even deeper and contributed to the disintegration of the left's identity. The author demonstrates that a simple return to 'the good old times' of classical socialist politics of the industrial age is not possible, suggesting that class politics must be redefined and reinvented through the experience of new radical populism. This book speaks directly to the way the identity politics/class politics divide has been framed within the English-speaking world. It will be of great interest to scholars and students of political science and political sociology, international relations, security studies and global studies, as well as socialist activists.

The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback): Joost Elffers, Robert Greene The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
Joost Elffers, Robert Greene 1
R889 R558 Discovery Miles 5 580 Save R331 (37%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power in to forty-eight well explicated laws. As attention--grabbing in its design as it is in its content, this bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers. Some laws teach the need for prudence ("Law 1: Never Outshine the Master"), the virtue of stealth ("Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions"), and many demand the total absence of mercy ("Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally"), but like it or not, all have applications in real life. Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P. T. Barnum, and other famous figures who have wielded--or been victimized by--power, these laws will fascinate any reader interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

The Class Matrix - Social Theory after the Cultural Turn (Hardcover): Vivek Chibber The Class Matrix - Social Theory after the Cultural Turn (Hardcover)
Vivek Chibber
R790 Discovery Miles 7 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An influential sociologist revives materialist explanations of class, while accommodating the best of rival cultural theory. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, analysis of class and other basic structures of capitalism was sidelined by theorists who argued that social and economic life is reducible to culture-that our choices reflect interpretations of the world around us rather than the limitations imposed by basic material facts. Today, capitalism is back on the agenda, as gross inequalities in wealth and power have pushed scholars to reopen materialist lines of inquiry. But it would be a mistake to pretend that the cultural turn never happened. Vivek Chibber instead engages cultural theory seriously, proposing a fusion of materialism and the most useful insights of its rival. Chibber shows that it is possible to accommodate the main arguments from the cultural turn within a robust materialist framework: one can agree that the making of meaning plays an important role in social agency, while still recognizing the fundamental power of class structure and class formation. Chibber vindicates classical materialism by demonstrating that it in fact accounts for phenomena cultural theorists thought it was powerless to explain. But he also shows that aspects of class are indeed centrally affected by cultural factors. The Class Matrix does not seek to displace culture from the analysis of modern capitalism. Rather, in prose of exemplary clarity, Chibber gives culture its due alongside what Marx called "the dull compulsion of economic relations."

The (Not So) Surprising Longevity of Identity Politics - Contemporary Challenges of the State-Society Compact in Central... The (Not So) Surprising Longevity of Identity Politics - Contemporary Challenges of the State-Society Compact in Central Eastern Europe (Hardcover)
Timofey Agarin
R3,836 Discovery Miles 38 360 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book assesses the underpinning role 'references to identity' played and continue to play as the powerful mobilising force in domestic politics across the East European region stretching from Estonia to Bulgaria. The EU membership of postcommunist states was to ensure stability, prevent conflict and eventually guarantee equality of all citizens regardless of their political preferences or ethnic identities. However, the promotion of such norms and values has been secondary to consolidation of state institutions and the societies they serve around ethnocentric narratives of states' core ethnic groups. The sequel of financial, then 'refugee' crises has further dented the appeal of the EU's norms across the region. Even the rhetoric commitment to respect cultural diversity and human rights has been promptly replaced with references to identity and interests of politically relevant groups. Yet, nativist and populist rhetoric has been the staple of politics since before the EU accession. The chapters in this edited volume zoom in on politics which forge and live-off their societies' preoccupation with ethnocentric narratives, vesting national identity with persistent relevance and considerable weight across the postcommunist region. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal, East European Politics.

Citizenship After Trump - Democracy versus Authoritarianism in a Post-Pandemic Era (Paperback): Bradley S. Klein, Scott G.... Citizenship After Trump - Democracy versus Authoritarianism in a Post-Pandemic Era (Paperback)
Bradley S. Klein, Scott G. Nelson
R1,114 Discovery Miles 11 140 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In Citizenship After Trump, political theorists Bradley S. Klein and Scott G. Nelson explore the meaning of community in the context of intense political polarization, the surge of far-right nationalism and deepening divisions during the coronavirus pandemic. With both Trumpism and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic greatly testing American democracy, the authors examine the political, economic and cultural challenges that remain after the Trump Administration's exceedingly inept leadership response. They explore the promise and limits of democracy relative to long-standing traditions of American political thought. The book argues that all Americans should consider the claims of citizenship amidst the forces consolidating today around narrow conceptions of race, nation, ethnicity and religion-each of which imperils the institutions of democracy and strikes at the heart of the country's political culture. Chapters on the media, political economy, fascism and social democracy explore what Americans have gotten so wrong politically and considers what kind of vision can, in the years ahead, lead the country out of a truly dangerous impasse. Citizenship After Trump is an invaluable and timely resource for self-critical analysis and will stimulate focused discussions about as yet unexplored regions of America's political history.

The Marx Through Lacan Vocabulary - A Compass for Libidinal and Political Economies (Paperback): Christina Soto van der Plas,... The Marx Through Lacan Vocabulary - A Compass for Libidinal and Political Economies (Paperback)
Christina Soto van der Plas, Edgar Miguel Juarez-Salazar, Carlos Gomez Camarena, David Pavon Cuellar
R1,159 Discovery Miles 11 590 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

* Offers a practical overview of 28 crucial concepts in Marxist theory as developed and integrated by Jacques Lacan. * Opens up new possibilities of discourse within the academic field for considering Marxist economic, philosophical, epistemological, political and sociological concepts within the context of Lacan's readings. * Demonstrates the importance of Marxist concepts to Lacanian psychoanalytic practice. * Brings together a broad range of international contributors on the cutting edge of researching Marxist / Lacanian encounters. * Will appeal to psychoanalysts as well as academics and researchers in a broad range of fields.

Liminality and the Modern - Living Through the In-Between (Hardcover, New Ed): Bjorn Thomassen Liminality and the Modern - Living Through the In-Between (Hardcover, New Ed)
Bjorn Thomassen
R4,068 Discovery Miles 40 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides the history and genealogy of an increasingly important subject: liminality. Coming to the fore in recent years in social and political theory and extending beyond is original use as developed within anthropology, liminality has come to denote spaces and moments in which the taken-for-granted order of the world ceases to exist and novel forms emerge, often in unpredictable ways. Liminality and the Modern offers a comprehensive introduction to this concept, discussing its development and laying out a conceptual and experiential framework for thinking about change in terms of liminality. Applying this framework to questions surrounding the implosion of 'non-spaces', the analysis of major historical periods and the study of political revolution, the book also explores its possible uses in social science research and its implications for our understanding of the uncertainty and contingency of the liquid structures of modern society. Shedding new light on a concept central to social thought, as well as its capacity for pushing social and political theory in new directions, this book will be of interest to scholars across the social sciences and philosophy working in fields such as social, political and anthropological theory, cultural studies, social and cultural geography, and historical anthropology and sociology.

A World Without Cages - Bridging Immigration and Prison Justice (Hardcover): Sharry Aiken, Stephanie  J Silverman A World Without Cages - Bridging Immigration and Prison Justice (Hardcover)
Sharry Aiken, Stephanie J Silverman
R3,838 Discovery Miles 38 380 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book is the first collection to bring together scholars and activists working to end criminal and immigration detention. Employing an intersectional lens and an impressive variety of case studies, the book makes a compelling case to rethink what justice could mean for refugees, citizens, and everyone in between. The book connects immigration detention and prison justice towards reimagining a newer, better future. The ten chapters probe the intersections of immigration detention with current and potential forms of citizenship, membership, belonging, and punishments. Deprivation of liberty is one of the most serious harms that someone can experience. Immigration control is a nation-building project where racial, gender, class, ableist, and other lines of discrimination filter and police access to permanent residence. Employing a kaleidoscope of interdisciplinary backgrounds, the contributors bring this focus to bear on case studies spanning North America, Europe, and Asia. In conversation with social movements challenging police brutality, the contributors are thinking through the implications of de-funding the police, overhauling the 'criminal justice' system, eradicating prisons (penal abolitionism), and ending all forms of containment (carceral abolitionism). Neither the prison nor the detention centre is an inevitable feature of our social lives. This book collectively argues that abolishing detention could pave the way for new visions of justice to emerge. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Citizenship Studies.

Friendship - A History (Hardcover, New): Barbara Caine Friendship - A History (Hardcover, New)
Barbara Caine
R3,947 Discovery Miles 39 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

There has been an increasing interest in the meaning and importance of friendship in recent years, particularly in the West. However, the history of friendship, and the ways in which it has changed over time, have rarely been examined. Friendship: A History traces the development of friendship in Europe from the Hellenistic period to today. The book brings together a range of essays that examine the language of friendship and its significance in terms of ethics, social institutions, religious organizations and political alliances. The essays study the works of classical and contemporary authors to explore the role of friendship in Western philosophy. Ranging from renaissance friendships to Christian and secular friendships and from women's writing to the role of class and sex in friendships, Friendship: A History will be invaluable to students and scholars of social history.

Right-Wing Radicalism Today - Perspectives from Europe and the US (Hardcover, New): Sabine Von Mering, Timothy Wyman McCarty Right-Wing Radicalism Today - Perspectives from Europe and the US (Hardcover, New)
Sabine Von Mering, Timothy Wyman McCarty
R3,916 Discovery Miles 39 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book highlights recent developments in the radical right providing comparative analysis of current extremist activity in Eastern and Western Europe and the United States. It reveals the growing amount of connections and continuities of rightwing movements and ideologies across national borders. Subjects covered include: Who joins radical right parties and why? Recent developments in parties in Eastern & Western Europe The transatlantic cross-fertilisation of ideological perspectives How the US extreme-right has changed since the emergence of the Tea Party movement This will be essential reading for all students and scholars within an interest in the contemporary radical right and extremism.

Hannah Arendt - Key Concepts (Hardcover, New): Patrick Hayden Hannah Arendt - Key Concepts (Hardcover, New)
Patrick Hayden
R3,614 Discovery Miles 36 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Hannah Arendt (1906-75) is one of the most interesting thinkers of modern times, and her ideas have had profound influence across philosophy, political theory, law, history, international relations, sociology and literature. Presenting new and powerful ways to think about human freedom and responsibility, Arendt's work has provoked intense debate and controversy. Hannah Arendt: Key Concepts explores the central ideas of Arendt's thought, such as freedom, action, power, judgement, evil, forgiveness and the social. Bringing together an international team of contributors, the essays provide lucid accounts of Arendt's fundamental themes and their ethical and political implications. The specific concepts Arendt deployed to make sense of the human condition, the phenomena of political violence, terror and totalitarianism, and the prospects of sustaining a shared public world are all examined. Hannah Arendt: Key Concepts consolidates the disparate strands of Arendt's thought to provide an accessible and essential guide for anybody who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of this leading intellectual.

Transition Redesigned - A Practical Philosophy Perspective Praxiology, Volume 20 (Hardcover, New): Wojciech W. Gasparski Transition Redesigned - A Practical Philosophy Perspective Praxiology, Volume 20 (Hardcover, New)
Wojciech W. Gasparski
R3,916 Discovery Miles 39 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Transition Redesigned deals with the philosophical bases of different types of transition: change in the economy, organizational/institutional change, and change in social and individual relationships. The editors' primary goal is to give further impetus to a much-needed worldwide debate on the issue of transition towards a better future.

The volume reviews transitions made in different areas of human activity, assesses their relevancy, and analyzes their contexts. During this century, different organizations and institutions will undergo a level of radical and global change that has rarely been seen. The expected shift must be addressed in terms of a multidimensional transition toward building a sustainable society.

Do we have an understanding of transition relevant to the task of meeting at least some of the challenges presented in this volume? Do we need a radical innovation for redesigning the transition that may enforce real social and ethical responsibilities into organizational practice on different levels and bring to life new ideas? Transition Redesigned seeks to answer these questions.

The Handbook of Virtue Ethics (Hardcover): Stan Van Hooft The Handbook of Virtue Ethics (Hardcover)
Stan Van Hooft
R6,887 Discovery Miles 68 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Virtue ethics has emerged as a distinct field within moral theory - whether as an alternative account of right action or as a conception of normativity which departs entirely from the obligatoriness of morality - and has proved itself invaluable to many aspects of contemporary applied ethics. Virtue ethics now flourishes in philosophy, sociology and theology and its applications extend to law, politics and bioethics. "The Handbook of Virtue Ethics" brings together leading international scholars to provide an overview of the field. Each chapter summarizes and assesses the most important work on a particular topic and sets this work in the context of historical developments. Taking a global approach by embracing a variety of major cultural traditions along with the Western, the "Handbook" maps the emergence of virtue ethics and provides a framework for future developments.

Logic for Justice - An Introduction to Formal Logic with an Emphasis on Political Reform (Hardcover): Isaac Wilhelm Logic for Justice - An Introduction to Formal Logic with an Emphasis on Political Reform (Hardcover)
Isaac Wilhelm
R4,049 Discovery Miles 40 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An introductory textbook, Logic for Justice covers, in full detail, the language and semantics of both propositional logic and first-order logic. It motivates the study of those logical systems by drawing on social and political issues. Basically, Logic for Justice frames propositional logic and first-order logic as two theories of the distinction between good arguments and bad arguments. And the book explains why, for the purposes of social justice and political reform, we need theories of that distinction. In addition, Logic for Justice is extremely lucid, thorough, and clear. It explains, and motivates, many different features of the formalism of propositional logic and first-order logic, always connecting those features back to real-world issues. Key Features Connects the study of logic to real-world social and political issues, drawing in students who might not otherwise be attracted to the subject. Offers extremely clear and thorough presentations of technical material, allowing students to learn directly from the book without having to rely on instructor explanations. Carefully explains the value of arguing well throughout one’s life, with several discussions about how to argue and how arguments – when done with care – can be helpful personally. Includes examples that appear throughout the entire book, allowing students to see how the ideas presented in the book build on each other. Provides a large and diverse set of problems for each chapter. Teaches logic by connecting formal languages to natural languages with which students are already familiar, making it much easier for students to learn how logic works.

How to Be a Stoic - Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life (Paperback): Massimo Pigliucci How to Be a Stoic - Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life (Paperback)
Massimo Pigliucci
R512 R385 Discovery Miles 3 850 Save R127 (25%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Henry VIII and the Court - Art, Politics and Performance (Hardcover, New Ed): Suzannah Lipscomb Henry VIII and the Court - Art, Politics and Performance (Hardcover, New Ed)
Suzannah Lipscomb; Edited by Thomas Betteridge
R4,238 Discovery Miles 42 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

After 500 years Henry VIII still retains a public fascination unmatched by any monarch before or since. Whilst his popular image is firmly associated with his appetites - sexual and gastronomic - scholars have long recognized that his reign also ushered in profound changes to English society and culture, the legacy of which endure to this day. To help take stock of such a multifaceted and contested history, this volume presents a collection of 17 essays that showcase the very latest thinking and research on Henry and his court. Divided into seven parts, the book highlights how the political, religious and cultural aspects of Henry's reign came together to create a one of the most significant and transformative periods of English history. The volume is genuinely interdisciplinary, drawing on literature, art history, architecture and drama to enrich our knowledge. The first part is a powerful and personal account by Professor George W. Bernard of his experience of writing about Henry and his reign. The next parts - Material Culture and Images - reflect a historical concern with non-documentary evidence, exploring how objects, collections, paintings and buildings can provide unrivalled insight into the world of the Tudor court. The parts on Court Culture and Performance explore the literary and theatrical world and the performative aspects of court life, looking at how the Tudor court attempted to present itself to the world, as well as how it was represented by others. The part on Reactions focuses upon the political and religious currents stirred up by Henry's policies, and how they in turn came to influence his actions. Through this wide-ranging, yet thematically coherent approach, a fascinating window is opened into the world of Henry VIII and his court. In particular, building on research undertaken over the last ten years, a number of contributors focus on topics that have been neglected by traditional historical writing, for example gender, graffiti and clothing. With contributions from many of the leading scholars of Tudor England, the collection offers not only a snapshot of the latest historical thinking, but also provides a starting point for future research into the world of this colourful, but often misrepresented monarch.

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