"Packaging Politics" examines the various ways in which politicians in political parties, in central and local government and in Parliament, have become increasingly enthusiastic and adept at using mass media to present themselves and their policies to the public. The book argues that "packaging politics" has had a harmful effect on the conduct of politics in a democracy. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Mention of monarchy in the English speaking world will very likely lead people to think about the British example. Fewer would probably first bring to mind the current Danish or Monegasque monarchs, or think of the Dalai Lama let alone the Kabaka of Buganda, though some may want to consider what will be said about the other European monarchs (such as in Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway and Sweden, not to ignore Monaco) the Saudi or other present Muslim Kings (there are several, from Morocco to Malaysia) and even the Mikado of Japan...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)