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The Royal Remains: The People's Two Bodies and the Endgames of Sovereignty
The Royal Remains The People's Two Bodies and the Endgames of Sovereignty
Author: Eric L. Santner
?The king is dead. Long live the king!? In early modern Europe, the king?s body was literally sovereign?and the right to rule was immediately transferrable to the next monarch in line upon the king?s death. In The Royal Remains, Eric L. Santner argues that the ?carnal? dimension of the structures and dynamics of sovereignty hasn?t disappeared fr...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226735351
ISBN-10: 0226735354
Publication Date: 5/15/2011
Pages: 288
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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