Table of Contents

1. Background to the House of Lords: An outline of composition, powers and culture
2. Kind words and coronets
3. Performing like a Peer
4. Restless natives
5. A social directory
6. Hierarchies
7. Are Peers equal?
8. Parties and cross-benchers
9. The usual channels
10. Rules and rituals
11. Men in tights
12. Opening up Parliament
Appendices
1. A chronology of reform of the Lords 1998-2004
2. Research methodology
3. Glossary

About the Author

Emma Crewe is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Department of Anthropology, University College London, a Research Associate at Warwick University, and a research and policy consultant working in international development in South Asia and Africa