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Political Narrations

By Ingo Juchler

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2018
ISBN
978-3-319-70753-2, 978-3-319-70755-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1491473 bytes)
Edition
1st ed.
Pages
VI, 123\126
Time added
2018-08-15 07:07:45
Political Science and International Relations; Pol

Description

This book analyzes narrations embedded in political disputes, allowing readers to gain a deeper understanding of modern political reality. The author explores this theme in readings of the Sophocles tragedy Antigone, the Melian Dialogue of Thucydides, Heinrich von Kleist’s novella Michael Kohlhaas, Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Grand Inquisitor and E.L. Doctorow’s Ragtime novel, taking into account the relevant interdisciplinary aspects of the narratives. His study of these four narrations focuses on key political concepts, such as might and right, self-interest, legality and justice, the nation-state and democracy, and relates them compellingly to current actuality. Since narrations can exert comprehensive and lasting influence on individuals’ political discernment, this systematic analysis allows for a better comprehension of politics in education and civics. Front Matter ....Pages i-vi The Narrative Approach to Civic Education (Ingo Juchler)....Pages 1-6 Sophocles: Antigone (Ingo Juchler)....Pages 7-33 Thucydides: The Melian Dialogue (Ingo Juchler)....Pages 35-56 Heinrich von Kleist: Michael Kohlhaas (Ingo Juchler)....Pages 57-78 Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Grand Inquisitor (Ingo Juchler)....Pages 79-95 E. L. Doctorow: Ragtime (Ingo Juchler)....Pages 97-119 Back Matter ....Pages 121-123

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