1. Introduction: a shapeshifting enigma: the Crown in Australia, Canada,
New Zealand and the United Kingdom Cris Shore; Part I. The Nature and
Development of the Crown: 2. Genealogies of the modern Crown: from St
Edward to Queen Elizabeth II David V. Williams; 3. The Crown as metonym for
the state? The human face of Leviathan Cris Shore; 4. Indigenous peoples
and the Crown: the sacred duty Sally Raudon; Part II. The Crown as an
Embodied Entity: 5. The rituals of Crown and state in New Zealand Jai
Patel; 6. Locating the Crown in Australia: the swag of Camp Gallipoli Sally
Raudon; 7. Localising the Crown: Royals and (re)patriation Jai Patel and
Sally Raudon; Part III. The Crown and Constitutional Reform: 8. The
Republican move: cutting colonial ties Jai Patel; 9. Constitutional reform
and the politics of public engagement Cris Shore and David V. Williams; 10.
Crown prerogative: reining in the powers David V. Williams; 11. The Queen
is dead, long live the King? Sally Raudon; 12. Conclusion: the future of
the Crown in an age of uncertainty: sempiternal or crumbling foundation?
Cris Shore, David V. Williams and Sally Raudon.

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