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Zusatztext 'This formidable team of four [editors] successfully offers us interesting insights into a topic usually studied from a legal point of view only. The essays obviously refer to statutes and case law, but they also provide interviews with key figures who share their views on the role of the Crown. Thus, the book mainly focuses on the public perception of where power really lies in the four states under scrutiny … The book shall be of interest to New Zealand readers, not only because this country is one of the four states studied, but more importantly, it provides relevant insights in light of the current debate about whether New Zealand should become a republic …' John F. Wilson, Journal of New Zealand & Pacific Studies Klappentext The Crown, bedrock of the constitution and ultimate source of state power, is a legal fiction; ambiguous, enigmatic, poorly understood, yet politically expedient. This book combines anthropological and legal perspectives to unravel its shapeshifting nature and the work that it performs in postcolonial New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Britain. Zusammenfassung The Crown, bedrock of the constitution and ultimate source of state power, is a legal fiction; ambiguous, enigmatic, poorly understood, yet politically expedient. This book combines anthropological and legal perspectives to unravel its shapeshifting nature and the work that it performs in postcolonial New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Britain. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: a shapeshifting enigma: the Crown in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom Cris Shore; Part I. The Nature and Development of the Crown: 2. Genealogies of the modern Crown: from St Edward to Queen Elizabeth II David V. Williams; 3. The Crown as metonym for the state? The human face of Leviathan Cris Shore; 4. Indigenous peoples and the Crown: the sacred duty Sally Raudon; Part II. The Crown as an Embodied Entity: 5. The rituals of Crown and state in New Zealand Jai Patel; 6. Locating the Crown in Australia: the swag of Camp Gallipoli Sally Raudon; 7. Localising the Crown: Royals and (re)patriation Jai Patel and Sally Raudon; Part III. The Crown and Constitutional Reform: 8. The Republican move: cutting colonial ties Jai Patel; 9. Constitutional reform and the politics of public engagement Cris Shore and David V. Williams; 10. Crown prerogative: reining in the powers David V. Williams; 11. The Queen is dead, long live the King? Sally Raudon; 12. Conclusion: the future of the Crown in an age of uncertainty: sempiternal or crumbling foundation? Cris Shore, David V. Williams and Sally Raudon....
