The House of Commons: An Anthropology of MPs at Work - Couverture rigide

Crewe, Emma

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1474234585 ISBN 13 : 9781474234580

Editeur : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

This anthropological tin-opener lifts the lid ... [Crewe] is absolutely on the button in her vivid descriptions. --Times Higher Education
Every tribe needs its anthropologist and those currently sitting on the green benches in the Houses of Parliament have found theirs in Emma Crewe. She has a keen ear, a flair for divining character and for capturing episodes; and she marries the three in this fascinating study. --Peter Hennessy, Professor of Contemporary British History, Queen Mary, University of London

UK Politicians, and MPs in particular, are usually regarded as a "weird breed" set apart from "normal" people. So it is perhaps not surprising that an anthropologist was interested in studying how we behaved, interacted with others and coped with the pressures of our job. MPs are scrutinised and criticised more than ever, so it is refreshing to find research which has studied the actual work MPs do, not based on preconceptions and prejudice but on the reality of our daily lives.
--Dame Anne Begg, MP for Aberdeen South and Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Comittee
Emma Crewes offers a rare ethnographic perspective on what life is actually like for the members of the House of Commons and how the MPs view their jobs. Written in a lively style, and benefiting from unusual access to behind-the-scenes, rarely glimpsed settings, The House of Commons will lead readers to rethink what they thought they knew about this oft-disparaged institution. --David Kertzer, Brown University, USA

Emma Crewe has written a perceptive, balanced and thorough research project into modern day politics. She brings it to life by her anecdotes and quotations, which are then brought together to form the conclusions. Being followed around by an anthropologist was, at first, daunting - but better than being followed by a tabloid reporter! And the work is a more sympathetic and realistic analysis of our much-maligned profession.
--Rt Hon Sir George Young Bt CH, MP for North West Hampshire

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The House of Commons is one of Britains mysterious institutions: constantly in the news yet always opaque. In this ground-breaking anthropological study of the worlds most famous parliament, Emma Crewe reveals the hidden mechanisms of parliamentary democracy.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Academic
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1474234585
• ISBN 13: 9781474234580
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256