THEATER OF STATE by Chris Kyle ( 9780804752886 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

Item Details

Title:

THEATER OF STATE
PARLIAMENT AND POLITICAL CULTURE IN EARLY STUART ENGLAND

By:

Chris Kyle

Format:

Hardback

List price:

£67.00

Our price:

£60.30

Discount:

10% off

You save:

£6.70

ISBN 10:

0804752885

ISBN 13:

9780804752886

Availability:

Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.

Delivery rates

Stock:

Currently 0 available

Publisher:

STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

15 January, 2012

Pages:

288

Description:

Thetare of State argues that Parliament in the 1620s emerged as the center of the post-Reformation public sphere.

Synopsis:

This book chronicles the expansion and creation of new public spheres in and around Parliament in the early Stuart period. It focuses on two closely interconnected narratives: the changing nature of communication and discourse within parliamentary chambers and the interaction of Parliament with the wider world of political dialogue and the dissemination of information. Concentrating on the rapidly changing practices of Parliament in print culture, rhetorical strategy, and lobbying during the 1620s, this book demonstrates that Parliament not only moved toward the center stage of politics but also became the center of the post-Reformation public sphere.Theater of State begins by examining the noise of politics inside Parliament, arguing that the House of Commons increasingly became a place of noisy, hotly contested speech. It then turns to the material conditions of note-taking in Parliament and how and the public became aware of parliamentary debates. The book concludes by examining practices of lobbying, intersections of the public with Parliament within Westminster Palace, and Parliament's expanding print culture. The author argues overall that the Crown dispensed with Parliament because it was too powerful and too popular.

Publication:

Imprint:

Stanford University Press

Returns:

Non-returnable

Some other items by this author:

AMERICAN GUN

AMERICAN GUN (HB)

AMERICAN GUN (PB)

AMERICAN GUN LOW PRICE CD (CD)

AMERICAN SNIPER

AMERICAN SNIPER (HB)