Staging Authority: Presentation and Power in Nineteenth-Century Europe. A Handbook

Contents
Staging Authority: Introduction
Traditional and New Forms of Authority
Charisma and Authority
Napoleon III: The ‘People’s King’
The Diversification of Authority: New Actors among Old Elites
The Social Promise of Scientific Progress: Technical Experts and the Quest for Authority
Clergy, Mystics, and Religious Leaders
Mass Media: Intimacy at a Distance
Presenting Authority on the Political Stage
Architecture, Space, and Emotions: Forging Connections between Government and Public
Parliamentary Authority and British Political Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century
Monarchical Entries in Nineteenth-Century Germany: Emperor Wilhelm I, 1848-1888
Nationalism and Empire as Modes of Hegemony
Mapping Empire
Imperial Reach: European Explorers and Imperial Agents in the Middle East
Modern Monarchic Visibility in Eurasian Empires
Taking Possession of Public Spaces
Civil Society and the Embodiment of Authority
Cultural Tourism and Royal Tours: Possession and Place-Making
Uncivilized and Noisy: Disciplining Listening in Nineteenth-Century Colombian Cities
List of Illustrations
Authors’ Biographies
Index