Rituals in Parliaments - Political, Anthropological and Historical Perspectives on Europe and the United States (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Pub Inc
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	March 2006
Editors:	Emma Crewe • Marion G Mueller
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	210
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-51993-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	3-631-51993-1
Barcode:	9783631519936

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