Power in History From Medieval Ireland to the Post-Modern World Volume 27
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
14.06.2011
Herausgeber
Anthony McElligott + weitereVerlag
Irish Academic PressSeitenzahl
336
Maße (L/B/H)
23.6/15.7/3.6 cm
Gewicht
658 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-7165-3108-1
This book assembles some of the most exciting scholars working in the field of history to explore the theme of 'power' in history - examining the complexities, controversies, and contradictions of power and its contested environments in relation to warfare, the state, race, religion, gender, class, linguistic and cultural hegemony, symbols and rituals, and visual arts and architecture. It ranges from the medieval period to contemporary times, principally in Ireland and wider Europe, but also extending to North America, Africa, and Oceania. The 15 contributions do not accept power as a historical given. Each author addresses the specific context, giving rise to different constructions of it and its legitimacy, whether based on violence, political writings and rationalism, religious belief, popular acclamation, or visual perception. The collection brings out the different meanings and nuances of power over time and in different geographical spaces. As the editors argue in their conclusio
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