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Transnational Histories of the 'Royal Nation'
Cathleen . Ed(S): Sarti
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Hardback. Editor(s): Sarti, Cathleen. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern Monarchy. Num Pages: 361 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBTQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book challenges existing accounts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in which political developments are explained in terms of the rise of the nation-state. While monarchies are often portrayed as old-fashioned – as things of the past – we argue that modern monarchies have been at the centre of nation-construction in many parts of the world. Today, roughly a quarter of states define themselves as monarchies as well as nation-states – they are Royal Nations. This is a global phenomenon. This volume interrogates the relationship between royals and ‘their’ nations with transnational case studies from Asia, Africa, Europe as ... Read more
This book challenges existing accounts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in which political developments are explained in terms of the rise of the nation-state. While monarchies are often portrayed as old-fashioned – as things of the past – we argue that modern monarchies have been at the centre of nation-construction in many parts of the world. Today, roughly a quarter of states define themselves as monarchies as well as nation-states – they are Royal Nations. This is a global phenomenon. This volume interrogates the relationship between royals and ‘their’ nations with transnational case studies from Asia, Africa, Europe as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Modern Monarchy
Number of Pages
365
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319505220
SKU
V9783319505220
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About Cathleen . Ed(S): Sarti
Milinda Banerjee is Assistant Professor at Presidency University, Kolkata, India. Charlotte Backerra is Lecturer for Early Modern European History at the University of Stuttgart and at the University of Mainz, Germany. Cathleen Sarti is Lecturer for Early Modern European History at the University of Mainz, Germany.
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