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Commons and Lords: A Short Anthropology of Parliament (Haus Publishing - Haus Curiosities)
Emma Crewe
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Paperback. Based on years of anthropological fieldwork in the House of Lords and and the House of Commons, Crewe explains how relationships within the two Houses are utterly different from their surface appearances. This book looks beneath the surface and uncovers Parliament's surprises and secrets. Series: Haus Curiosities. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JPH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 82.
The Westminster Parliament is worth closer scrutiny not just for the sake of democracy, but on intellectual grounds because the surprises it contains challenge our understanding of politics. Based on anthropological fieldwork between 1998-2000 in the House of Lords and 2011-2013 in the House of Commons and constituencies, this Curiosity explains how relationships within the two Houses are utterly different from their surface appearances. The high social status of peers in the House of Lords gives the impression of hierarchy and, more specifically, patriarchy. In contrast, the Commons conjures assumptions of equality and fairness between members of the lower House. ... Read more
The Westminster Parliament is worth closer scrutiny not just for the sake of democracy, but on intellectual grounds because the surprises it contains challenge our understanding of politics. Based on anthropological fieldwork between 1998-2000 in the House of Lords and 2011-2013 in the House of Commons and constituencies, this Curiosity explains how relationships within the two Houses are utterly different from their surface appearances. The high social status of peers in the House of Lords gives the impression of hierarchy and, more specifically, patriarchy. In contrast, the Commons conjures assumptions of equality and fairness between members of the lower House. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Haus Curiosities
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910376072
SKU
V9781910376072
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99-10
About Emma Crewe
Emma Crewe is a Principal Investigator at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS. She is the author of Lords of Parliament: manners, rituals and politics (2005), Anthropology and Development: Culture, politics and morality (2013) and The House of Commons: an anthropology of the work of MPs (2015).
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