{"product_id":"9783319707532","title":"Political Narrations: Antigone, the Melian Dialogue, Michael Kohlhaas, the Grand Inquisitor and Ragtime","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePolitical Narrations: Antigone, the Melian Dialogue, Michael Kohlhaas, the Grand Inquisitor and Ragtime\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eJuchler, Ingo\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book analyzes narrations embedded in political disputes, allowing readers to gain a deeper understanding of modern political reality. The author explores this theme in readings of the Sophocles tragedy \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eMelian Dialogue\u003c\/i\u003e of Thucydides, Heinrich von Kleist’s novella \u003ci\u003eMichael Kohlhaas\u003c\/i\u003e, Fyodor Dostoevsky's \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Inquisitor\u003c\/i\u003e and E.L. Doctorow’s \u003ci\u003eRagtime \u003c\/i\u003enovel, taking into account the relevant interdisciplinary aspects of the narratives. His study of these four narrations focuses on key political concepts, such as might and right, self-interest, legality and justice, the nation-state and democracy, and relates them compellingly to current actuality. Since narrations can exert comprehensive and lasting influence on individuals’ political discernment, this systematic analysis allows for a better comprehension of politics in education and civics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-06-05\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319707532\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-70755-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 123\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47696171335820,"sku":"9783319707532","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319707532_57b7acc7-3d51-45e9-ad92-60a2a9e0ad35.jpg?v=1776777209","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319707532","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}