Politics through a looking-glass : understanding political cultures through a structuralist interpretation of narratives

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Politics through a looking-glass : understanding political cultures through a structuralist interpretation of narratives

Eloise A. Buker

(Contributions in political science, No. 184)

Greenwood Press, 1987

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Bibliography: p. [241]-247

Includes index

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Politics Through a Looking-Glass is a ground-breaking exploration of the connection between storytelling and politics. Author Eloise Buker examines how stories--both imaginative narratives and historical narratives--offer new ways of understanding social and political life. Basing her analysis on extensive field studies she conducted in two diverse political cultures--a rural working-class community in Hawaii and a suburban upper-middle class community in Ohio--Buker begins by developing a model for interpreting narratives which builds upon structural analysis and philosophical hermeneutics. She then applies her model to the interpretation of narratives from political leaders in the two different communities, arguing that stories are windows through which we gain insight into a community's experiences, values, struggles, and conflicts.

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Acknowledgments Preface Stories and Politics: In the Looking-Glass House Examining Reflections: Structuralism and Hemeneutics Down the Rabbit Hole: Listening to Stories Essex's Political Community: Bonds and Boundaries Community Bonds and Boundaries: Kumu Aina Transforming Institutions: Participation in Essex Kumu Aina: Challenges to Social Institutions Essex: Creating Unity and Freedom Kumu Aina: Barriers Bring Citizens Together Politics in Reflection Notes Bibliography Index

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