Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. ILLUSTRATIONS vii
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
5. PREFACE xiii
6. INTRODUCTION 3
7. PART I. A NEW STAGE FOR THE THEATER OF MONARCHY
8. 1. “A DIFFERENT WINTER PALACE” 17
9. 2. A PALACE MADE OF WOOD AND BRICKS 35
10. 3. A NEW CITY CENTER 53
11. 4. STAGING MONARCHY 69
12. PAR II. ENACTING URBAN MONARCHY
13. 5. PALACE OF PATRIOTISM 93
14. 6. THE PALACE HOUSEHOLD AND ITS MASTER 115
15. 7. PALACE OF CULTURE 140
16. PART III. THE AUDIENCE TAKES THE STAGE
17. 8. HEIRS 161
18. 9. TO THE PALACE 184
19. CONCLUSION 213
20. Notes 217
21. Select Bibliography 257
22. Index 269