In the King's ShadowISBN: 978-0-7456-4766-1
Hardcover
160 pages
December 2010, Polity
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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"Manow sheds fresh light on the pre-modern origins of our modern
political institutions and practices and shows convincingly that
all political power - including democracy - requires and produces
its own political mythology."
Orange Standard
"This is a brilliant piece of historical and political analysis,
tracing how imagery derived originally from the importance of the
corporeal presence of monarchs continues to shape our ways of
thinking about political institutions today. The design of
parliamentary assemblies, the importance of the personal appearance
of political figures and the value of continuity of persons
occupying roles can all be seen afresh in the light of this central
theme. It is probably the most original contribution to democratic
theory for several years."
Colin Crouch, University of Warwick