{"product_id":"international-relations-narratives","title":"International Relations Narratives","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 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. \u003cem\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/em\u003e, for example, helps bring out the tragic logic of \u003cem\u003ePolitics among Nations\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates the romantic appeal inherent in \u003cem\u003eThe End of History\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/em\u003e is used to approach \u003cem\u003eThe Transformation of Political Community\u003c\/em\u003e as a comedy, and \u003cem\u003eA Modest Proposal\u003c\/em\u003e paves the way for the examination of \u003cem\u003eBananas, Beaches and Bases\u003c\/em\u003e as irony\/satire. Rather than assess the absolute merits and shortcomings of the competing theories, the book discusses the relative strengths and weaknesses of stories that adhere to different plots in giving meaning to actors and events in the international arena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscussing a broad range of theories, this text will be of interest to scholars and students of International Relations and World Politics, including various subcommunities such as specialists in peace research and Feminist IR. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45541743788270,"sku":"9781032239842","price":67.19,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/international-relations-narratives","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}