Book review: the House of Commons: an anthropology of MPs at work by Emma Crewe

Koob, Marion (2015) Book review: the House of Commons: an anthropology of MPs at work by Emma Crewe. LSE Review of Books (01 Sep 2015). Website.

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A new book by Emma Crewe explores the day to day lives of Members of Parliament as they cycle through the House of Commons. MPs are pushed and pulled by various interests and allegiances. Marion Koob finds The House of Commons: An Anthropology of MPs at Work insightful, and is a strong case for anthropologists to be more widely involved in political analysis. The book also gives an excellent overview of the 2010-2015 Parliament, through which the author charts more recent changes, such as the impact of social media and the 24 hours news cycle, the weakening of whips, and more diversified representation.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2015 The Author(s) CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	11 Apr 2017 14:35
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 19:59
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/73479

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