Author: George Rawlinson
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ISBN:
Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World
Author: George Rawlinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World
Author: George Rawlinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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The five great monarchies of the ancient Eastern world; or, The history, geography, and antiquities of Chaldæa, Assyria, Babylon, Media, and Persia
Author: George Rawlinson
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Languages : en
Pages : 572
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Languages : en
Pages : 572
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The Role of Monarchy in Modern Democracy
Author: Robert Hazell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1509931031
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
How much power does a monarch really have? How much autonomy do they enjoy? Who regulates the size of the royal family, their finances, the rules of succession? These are some of the questions considered in this edited collection on the monarchies of Europe. The book is written by experts from Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK. It considers the constitutional and political role of monarchy, its powers and functions, how it is defined and regulated, the laws of succession and royal finances, relations with the media, the popularity of the monarchy and why it endures. No new political theory on this topic has been developed since Bagehot wrote about the monarchy in The English Constitution (1867). The same is true of the other European monarchies. 150 years on, with their formal powers greatly reduced, how has this ancient, hereditary institution managed to survive and what is a modern monarch's role? What theory can be derived about the role of monarchy in advanced democracies, and what lessons can the different European monarchies learn from each other? The public look to the monarchy to represent continuity, stability and tradition, but also want it to be modern, to reflect modern values and be a focus for national identity. The whole institution is shot through with contradictions, myths and misunderstandings. This book should lead to a more realistic debate about our expectations of the monarchy, its role and its future. The contributors are leading experts from all over Europe: Rudy Andeweg, Ian Bradley, Paul Bovend'Eert, Axel Calissendorff, Frank Cranmer, Robert Hazell, Olivia Hepsworth, Luc Heuschling, Helle Krunke, Bob Morris, Roger Mortimore, Lennart Nilsson, Philip Murphy, Quentin Pironnet, Bart van Poelgeest, Frank Prochaska, Charles Powell, Jean Seaton, Eivind Smith.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1509931031
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
How much power does a monarch really have? How much autonomy do they enjoy? Who regulates the size of the royal family, their finances, the rules of succession? These are some of the questions considered in this edited collection on the monarchies of Europe. The book is written by experts from Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK. It considers the constitutional and political role of monarchy, its powers and functions, how it is defined and regulated, the laws of succession and royal finances, relations with the media, the popularity of the monarchy and why it endures. No new political theory on this topic has been developed since Bagehot wrote about the monarchy in The English Constitution (1867). The same is true of the other European monarchies. 150 years on, with their formal powers greatly reduced, how has this ancient, hereditary institution managed to survive and what is a modern monarch's role? What theory can be derived about the role of monarchy in advanced democracies, and what lessons can the different European monarchies learn from each other? The public look to the monarchy to represent continuity, stability and tradition, but also want it to be modern, to reflect modern values and be a focus for national identity. The whole institution is shot through with contradictions, myths and misunderstandings. This book should lead to a more realistic debate about our expectations of the monarchy, its role and its future. The contributors are leading experts from all over Europe: Rudy Andeweg, Ian Bradley, Paul Bovend'Eert, Axel Calissendorff, Frank Cranmer, Robert Hazell, Olivia Hepsworth, Luc Heuschling, Helle Krunke, Bob Morris, Roger Mortimore, Lennart Nilsson, Philip Murphy, Quentin Pironnet, Bart van Poelgeest, Frank Prochaska, Charles Powell, Jean Seaton, Eivind Smith.
After the Sheikhs
Author: Christopher Michael Davidson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019024450X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Noted Gulf expert Christopher Davidson contends that the collapse of these kings, emirs, and sultans is going to happen, and was always going to.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019024450X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Noted Gulf expert Christopher Davidson contends that the collapse of these kings, emirs, and sultans is going to happen, and was always going to.
The Seventh Great Oriental Monarchy
Author: George Rawlinson
Publisher:
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Category : Iran
Languages : en
Pages : 768
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Publisher:
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Category : Iran
Languages : en
Pages : 768
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The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World
Author: George Rawlinson
Publisher:
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Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 762
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 762
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The Seven Great Monarchies of the Eastern World
Author: George Rawlinson
Publisher:
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Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 786
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Publisher:
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Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 786
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Hawkwood's Voyage
Author: Paul Kearney
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849975027
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
THE WESTERN WORLD IS BURNING... Even as cities and cathedrals are tumbling, their defenders crucified by the invading Merduks, the Faithful war among themselves, purging heretics and magical folk and adding to the flames. For Richard Hawkwood and his crew, a desperate venture to carry refugees to the uncharted land across the Great Western Ocean offers the only chance of escape from the Inceptines’ pyres. The King's cousin, Lord Murad, has an ancient log book telling of a free, unspoiled land...
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849975027
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
THE WESTERN WORLD IS BURNING... Even as cities and cathedrals are tumbling, their defenders crucified by the invading Merduks, the Faithful war among themselves, purging heretics and magical folk and adding to the flames. For Richard Hawkwood and his crew, a desperate venture to carry refugees to the uncharted land across the Great Western Ocean offers the only chance of escape from the Inceptines’ pyres. The King's cousin, Lord Murad, has an ancient log book telling of a free, unspoiled land...
The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World ...
Author: George Rawlinson (Professor of Ancient History in the University of Oxford.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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