International Relations Narratives Plotting World Politics【電子書籍】[ Riikka Kuusisto ]

＜p＞This book presents an innovative approach to research in International Relations by examining 12 theoretical contributions to the field as competing narrative bids. It demonstrates the pervasive nature of storytelling and considers narratives as a means of causal explanation in the human sciences.＜/p＞ ＜p＞By introducing four classic literary plot structures with their respective characters, events, moods and denouements, the book divides IR literature into tragedies, romances/epics, comedies and ironic/satirical stories. For each plot type, its characteristic features, logic and appeal are first reprised through some well-known prose examples before being employed in the analysis of major IR texts. ＜em＞King Lear＜/em＞, for example, helps bring out the tragic logic of ＜em＞Politics among Nations＜/em＞, and ＜em＞Sleeping Beauty＜/em＞ demonstrates the romantic appeal inherent in ＜em＞The End of History＜/em＞. ＜em＞Twelfth Night＜/em＞ is used to approach ＜em＞The Transformation of Political Commun．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る