{"product_id":"narrative-power-ken-plummer-9781509517039","title":"Narrative Power: The Struggle for Human Value","description":"\u003cp\u003eNarratives are the wealth of nations: they animate life, sustain culture and cultivate humanity. They regulate and empower us, bringing both joy and discontent. And they are always embedded in ubiquitous power: stories shape power, and power shapes story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this provocative and original study, Ken Plummer takes us on a journey to explore some of the key dimensions of this narrative power. His main focus is on what he calls 'narratives of suffering' and how these change through transformative narrative actions across an array of media forms. The modern world is in crisis, and long-standing narratives are being challenged in five major directions: through deep inequalities, global state complexities, digital risks, the perpetual puzzle of truth and the ever-emerging contingencies of time. Asking how we can build sustainable stories for a better future, the book advocates the cultivation of a narrative hope, a narrative wisdom and a politics of narrative humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNarrative Power\u003c\/i\u003e suggests novel directions for enquiry, discusses a raft of innovative ideas and concepts, and sets a striking new agenda for research and action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Plummer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509517030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509517039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Ken Plummer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935421792511,"sku":"9781509517039","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_dccf21f3-4a5a-4d0b-877c-e5daa31e7286.jpg?v=1681419705","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/narrative-power-ken-plummer-9781509517039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}