Running the Family Firm: How the Monarchy Manages its Image and Our Money

The book explores the postwar British monarchy's economic, political, social, and cultural functions, arguing that the monarchy is the gold standard corporation and that its power is disguised through stage management of media representations of the royal family.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 336 pages
\n Publication date: 28 September 2021
\n Publisher: Manchester University Press
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In recent decades, the global wealth of the rich has soared, resulting in significant wealth inequality. This book argues that discussing inequalities in Britain today must include a conversation about the monarchy.

Running the Family Firm delves into the postwar British monarchy to understand its economic, political, social, and cultural roles. While the monarchy is often portrayed as a backward-looking, archaic institution and an irrelevant anachronism in the context of corporate wealth and power, the relationship between monarchy and capitalism dates back to the very origins of capitalism itself.

This book presents the monarchy as the gold standard corporation, known as The Firm. Through a series of case studies involving key figures such as the Queen, Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton, and Meghan Markle, the book argues that The Firm's power is disguised through meticulous stage management of media representations of the royal family. By expanding our understanding of what monarchy is and why it matters, this book challenges conventional notions.

\n Weight: 418g\n
Dimension: 138 x 215 x 28 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781526158758\n \n