{"product_id":"mythocracy-yves-citton-9781839766985","title":"Mythocracy: How Stories Shape Our Worlds","description":"\u003cb\u003eHarnessing the power of storytelling for political progress\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMythocracy \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the narrative mechanisms that script our lives through the stories we tell one another. Digging beneath common anxieties about fake news, Yves Citton looks at the attention economy, which organises our political perceptions around affective attractors. These are much more powerful than the truth value of any given narrative. The time has come for the left to reclaim the power of myth from reactionary populism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yves Citton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839766980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839766985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2025","brand":"Yves Citton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46670679343359,"sku":"9781839766985","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aa259b32-7525-4ca7-86fc-f4dafb5ffcf8.jpg?v=1741317146","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mythocracy-yves-citton-9781839766985","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}