Media, Monarchy and Power

By: Neil Blain, Hugh O'Donnell

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Hardcover | 14 May 2008 | Edition Number 1

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Is royalty an ideological phenomenon or has it become a 21st-century commodity? This text offers an insight into the cultural functions of royalty. Examining the period from the 1980s to the modern day, Neil Blain and Hugh O'Donnell question the relationship between monarchies and their "subjects". They identify political climate as a distinct factor in the nature of this relationship, and analyze the fluctuations of this cultural love-hate dynamic. In the volume extracts are developed and illustrated through a large range of textual examples from European and British press and television accounts to include: the British obsession with royalty in the media age; monarchy in the European media; Charles and Diana's wedding and separation; the future of the royal phenomenon in the 21st century; and "para-royals" such as the Clintons, Kennedys and the Blairs.

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Introduction: Monarchy and Power	p. 1
Modern and Postmodern Monarchy
Modern and Postmodern Monarchy	p. 11
The Ideological Realm	p. 37
The Gnawing Absence of Reality: Fables of The Royal Boudoir In The British Media	p. 59
European Monarchies and the Media
The UK, Spain and Beyond: Monarchy and Modernity	p. 77
Spain--Two Weddings and A 'Friendship': From the Modern to the Postmodern	p. 93
Belgium--A Country Reunited?	p. 121
Norway--A Different Land?	p. 137
The Netherlands: The Prince and The Politicians	p. 147
Celebrity, Royalty and Power
Royalty and Celebrity	p. 159
Conclusion: Royal Power and Media Power	p. 179
Afterword: Calibration and Compliance In The UK: Mourning, Celebration And Conformity In 2002	p. 193
A Note On Britain And Europe	p. 199
References	p. 203
Index	p. 207
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