Important themes and issues flow through the seemingly trivial chatter about royalty. This book was the first serious study of royalty to emerge from this rhetorical perspective and now with a new preface, remains relevant today.
Prof Michael Billig, Michael Billig
Preface, Preface to the reissue, Acknowledgements, 1 INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM OF MONARCHY, 2 THE ENVY OF THE WORLD, 3 THE CONTINUING MYSTERY, 4 IDENTIFYING WITH 'THEM', 5 SETTLING ACCOUNTS, 6 DESIRE, DENIAL AND THE PRESS, 7 A WOMAN'S REALM, 8 THE HERITAGE OF THE FUTURE, Appendix, References, Name index, Subject index