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Royal Events - Rituals, Innovations, Meanings (Paperback)
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Royal Events - Rituals, Innovations, Meanings (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Advances in Event Research Series
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Royal events such as coronations and jubilees encompass a wide
spectrum of planned events involving monarchs and their families
that are strategically designed to reinforce the role of royalty
within social and political structures. Royal events may have a
long heritage, but often involve traditions that are invented,
revived or undergoing major innovations in response to changing
times or to meet different purposes. The change from absolutism
towards constitutional monarchies has seen a shift towards using
royal events to promote national identity, community and
inclusiveness. While the function and meaning of royal ritual and
ceremony is a product of its particular political, economic and
cultural context, conversely, royal events are often an influence
on the broader milieu. This book is the first to explore royal
events within the context of Events Studies, and takes an
historical approach, examining the development of royal events
through different periods. It starts with four broad pre-modern
eras, namely Classical, Byzantine, the Dark Ages and the Medieval
Period, then moves through to the early modern dynasties such as
the Tudors, Stuarts, Georgians and Bourbons and on to contemporary
times, incorporating the Victorian and Edwardian eras and the
current reign of Elizabeth II, including the legacy of Diana and an
analysis of current issues affecting royal events. Themes
emphasised throughout include the institutional dynamism of
royalty, the invention of tradition, the ritual structure of
events, the impact of the media and the influence of individual
tastemakers. This multidisciplinary work will appeal to
postgraduate students and academics from a wide variety of
disciplines, including cultural studies, history, tourism, events
and sociology.
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