Identity, Narrative and Politics

Identity, Narrative and Politics argues that political theory has barely begun to develop a notion of narrative identity; instead the book explores the sophisticated ideas which emerge from novels as alternative expressions of political understanding. This title uses a broad international selection of Twentieth Century English language works, by writers such as Nadine Gordimer and Thomas Pynchon.

The book considers each novel as a source of political ideas in terms of content, structure, form and technique.

The book assumes no prior knowledge of the literature discussed, and will be fascinating reading for students of literature, politics and cultural studies.

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Identity, Narrative and Politics

Identity, Narrative and Politics argues that political theory has barely begun to develop a notion of narrative identity; instead the book explores the sophisticated ideas which emerge from novels as alternative expressions of political understanding. This title uses a broad international selection of Twentieth Century English language works, by writers such as Nadine Gordimer and Thomas Pynchon.

The book considers each novel as a source of political ideas in terms of content, structure, form and technique.

The book assumes no prior knowledge of the literature discussed, and will be fascinating reading for students of literature, politics and cultural studies.

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Identity, Narrative and Politics

Identity, Narrative and Politics

by Maureen Whitebrook
Identity, Narrative and Politics

Identity, Narrative and Politics

by Maureen Whitebrook

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Identity, Narrative and Politics argues that political theory has barely begun to develop a notion of narrative identity; instead the book explores the sophisticated ideas which emerge from novels as alternative expressions of political understanding. This title uses a broad international selection of Twentieth Century English language works, by writers such as Nadine Gordimer and Thomas Pynchon.

The book considers each novel as a source of political ideas in terms of content, structure, form and technique.

The book assumes no prior knowledge of the literature discussed, and will be fascinating reading for students of literature, politics and cultural studies.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781136367403
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 04/04/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 192
File size: 950 KB

About the Author

Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Politics, University of Sheffield. Her publications include Reading Political Stories and Real Toads in Imaginary Gardens: Narrative Accounts of Liberalism . She is the Chair/Convenor of the Politics and the Arts Group.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The narrative construction of identity; Chapter 3 Uncertain identity; Chapter 4 Gaps and fragments; Chapter 5 Contingency, identity and agency; Chapter 6 Coherent identity; Chapter 7 Narrative, identity and politics; Chapter 8 Postscript;
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