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The politics of everyday Europe : constructing authority in the European Union
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McNamara, Kathleen R., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Politics and culture--European Union countries.
- Politics and culture.
- European Union.
- European Union countries--Politics and government.
- European Union countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- politics of everyday Europe
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How do political authorities build support for themselves and their rule? Doing so is key to accruing power, but it can be a complicated affair. This book shows how social processes can legitimate new rulers and make their exercise of power seem natural. Historically, political authorities have used carefully crafted symbols and practices to create a cultural infrastructure for rule, most notably through nationalism and state-building. The European Union (EU), as a new governance form, faces a particularly acute set of challenges in naturalising itself.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 26, 2015).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-178489-3
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