
Power in History
From the Medieval to the Post-modern World
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Published on 31. May 2011
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-7165-3108-1 (ISBN)
Description
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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Series
XXVII
Language
English
Place of publication
County Dublin
Ireland
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7165-3108-1 (9780716531081)
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