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The Royal Remains: The People's Two Bodies and the Endgames of Sovereignty by Eric L. Santner

The Royal Remains: The People's Two Bodies and the Endgames of Sovereignty

Eric L. Santner

288 pages hardcover 2011

3 editions

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"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 a...

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