Literature and international relations : stories in the art of diplomacy / Paul Sheeran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sheeran, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomacy in literature.

International relations in literature.

Literature--History and criticism.

Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot : Ashgate, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Making a strong case for the relevance of literary production to understanding international relations, this persuasive volume highlights the potential rewards of developing a methodology to bring literature to bear on a discipline which has tended to neglect fictional sources.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 Utopia and its Discontents: Power and Morality; 2 Chivalry and Honour: Stories of Supermen and Terror(ists); 3 The Madness of Reason: Going Sane is Harder Than You Think; 4 Building Worlds: Forgotten Homes and Recovered Lands; 5 Border Flows: Crossing the State Line and Getting Caught; 6 The Politics of Unreasonable International Relations: Coded Whispers in the Corridors of Chaos; 7 Listening to Voices: Whispers from the Global Home; 8 City-States: Words and Weapons in Urban Myths; 9 Out of This World: Imperfect Future(s), Distorted Pasts

10 The Final Dance: The Beginnings of StoriesBibliography; Index

Notes:

First published 2007 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-59262-2

1-317-10447-1

1-317-10446-3

1-281-20886-8

9786611208868

0-7546-8873-9

9781315592626

OCLC:

234243415