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

284 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy informative reflective slow-paced

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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 ar...

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