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1 online resource |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: once upon a time ...; Discourse analysis and the narrative turn; Political elite, media narratives and the role of culture; Structure of the book; 1 Narrative analysis as an approach in IR; The concept of narrative and a story of its travel; Literary studies and narratology; Narrative psychology and cognitive narratology; Historical narratives; Narrative analysis and constructivism in IR |
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The construction of social reality and the notion of settingThe constitution of identity and characterization; The co-constitution of agent and structure and the role of emplotment; Practical application of narrative analysis; The consequences of and reasons for narratives; Narrative consequences and the question of causality; Reasons for narrative dominance and marginalization; Romantic narratives; Romantic settings; Romantic characterization; Romantic emplotment; Conclusion; Notes; 2 German narratives of the pirate in Somalia; Romantic narratives of the pirate |
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Historical romantic stories of the pirateThe literary pirate; The popular pirate; German media narratives on piracy; Setting; Characterization; Emplotment; An alternative story: linking piracy and terrorism; Similarities between piracy and terrorism; Cooperation between pirates and terrorists; The use of pirate tactics by terrorists; Political piracy; The marginalization of the 'terror-pirate' story; Conclusion; Notes; 3 British narratives of the rebel in Libya; Rebellion, revolution and romance; The romantic Arab rebel?; British media narratives on rebellion in Libya; Setting |
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CharacterizationEmplotment; Romantic narratives on Libya among the political elite; Setting; Characterization; Emplotment; Alternative yet marginal stories of rebellion; The marginalization of crimes and human rights violations by rebels; The marginalization of a link between rebels and al-Qaeda; Conclusion; Notes; 4 US narratives of private military and security companies in Iraq; Anti-mercenary narratives; A historical narrative dislike of mercenaries; Mercenaries in international law; Mercenaries in literature; US media narratives on PMSCs; Setting; Characterization; Emplotment |
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Marginalized romantic stories about PMSCsA story about PMSCs as brave patriots; A story about PMSCs as noble humanitarians; The persistence of the mercenary link in the media, politics and pop culture; The mercenary narrative in the US media; The mercenary narrative in US political debate; The mercenary narrative in international law; The mercenary narrative in language and culture; Conclusion; Notes; Conclusion: the end; The story of the book; Marginalized and dominant narratives on romanticization; Narrator-based approaches; Story-based approaches; Audience-based approach |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
International relations in literature.
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International relations in literature. |
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Romanticism.
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Romanticism. |
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Politics in literature.
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Politics in literature. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Original 0719095298 9780719095290 (OCoLC)942707061 |
| ISBN |
152610024X (electronic book) |
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9781526100245 (electronic book) |
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9781526115287 |
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152611528X |
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0719095298 |
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9780719095290 |
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