Emma Crewe
人物简介:
Emma Crewe is a Research Associate at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS, University of London, UK.
The House of Commons书籍相关信息
- ISBN:9781474234573
- 作者:Emma Crewe
- 出版社:Bloomsbury Academic
- 出版时间:2015-4-16
- 页数:246
- 价格:GBP 16.99
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- 装帧:Paperback
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- 适合人群:Political science students, history enthusiasts, fans of historical fiction, readers interested in British political systems, those interested in political thrillers, and general readers looking for a blend of history and fiction
- TAG:historical fiction / political satire / political intrigue / historical drama / parliamentary procedure / British Politics
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- 更新时间:2025-05-08 07:05:42
内容简介:
The House of Commons is one of Britain’s mysterious institutions: constantly in the news yet always opaque. In this ground-breaking anthropological study of the world’s most famous parliament, Emma Crewe reveals the hidden mechanisms of parliamentary democracy.
Examining the work of Members of Parliament – including neglected areas such as constituencies and committees – this book provides unique insights into the actual lives and working relationships of parliamentarians. ‘Why do the public loathe politicians but often love their own MP?’ the author asks. The antagonistic façade of politics irritates the public who tend to be unaware that, backstage, democracy relies on MPs consulting, compromising and cooperating across political parties far more than is publicly admitted. As the book shows, this is only one of myriad contradictions in the labyrinths of power.
Based on unprecedented access and two years of interviews and research in the Palace of Westminster and MPs’ constituencies, The House of Commons: An Anthropology of MPs at Work challenges the existing scholarship on political institutions and party politics. Moving beyond the narrow confines of rational choice theory and new institutionalism, Emma Crewe presents a radical alternative to the study of British politics by demonstrating that all of its processes hinge on culture, ritual and social relations.
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