{"product_id":"royals-on-tour-9781526109385","title":"Royals on Tour","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoyals on Tour\u003c\/em\u003e explores visits by European monarchs and princes to colonies, and by indigenous royals to Europe in the 1800s and early 1900s. It includes case studies of travel by royals from Britain, France, Portugal, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Japan, the Dutch East Indies, and French Indochina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSuch tours projected imperial dominion and asserted the status of non-European dynasties. The celebrity of royals, the increased facility of travel, and the interest of both public and press made tours key encounters between Europeans and non-Europeans. The reception visitors received illustrates the dynamics of empire and international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCeremonies, speeches, and meetings formed part of the popular culture of empire and monarchy. Mixed in with pageantry and protocol were profound questions about the role of monarchs, imperial governance, relationships between metropolitan and overseas elites, and evolving expressions of nationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849946222828,"sku":"9781526109385","price":79.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9601363482731.jpg?v=1759064928","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/royals-on-tour-9781526109385","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}