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Harry Potter and International Relations

By Iver B. Neumann , Daniel H. Nexon

Book information

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Year
2006
ISBN
074253958X, 9780742539587
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1151825 bytes)
Pages
224\0
Time added
2022-02-06 07:39:37

Description

Why not take seriously the claim that Harry Potter's world intertwines with our own? In this timely yet otherworldly volume, more than a dozen scholars of international relations join hands to demonstrate how this well-loved artifact of popular culture reflects and shapes our own lifeworld. A wide range of historical and sociological sources shows how Harry's world contains aspects of our own. Practices such as quidditch dovetail quite clearly with "muggle" sports, and the very British-ness of the books has, in translation into languages such as Turkish and Arabic, been transformed to reflect these unique cultures. Chapters on the political economy of the franchise as well as the scholarly problems of studying popular culture frame what is essentially a highly info-taining read.

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