{"product_id":"power-and-class-in-political-david-smit-9783030267681","title":"Power and Class in Political Fiction: Elite Theory and the Post-War Washington Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book introduces Elite Theory to the literary study of class as a framework for addressing issues of the nature of governance in political fiction. The book describes the historical development and major tenets of Elite Theory, and shows how each of four post-war Washington novels--Gore Vidal's \u003ci\u003eWashington, D.C.;\u003c\/i\u003e Allen Drury's \u003ci\u003eAdvise and Consent\u003c\/i\u003e; Joan Didion's \u003ci\u003eDemocracy\u003c\/i\u003e; and Ward Just's \u003ci\u003eEcho House\u003c\/i\u003e--illustrates the way class-based political elites exhibit forms of \"ruling-class consciousness\" and maintain their legitimacy in an ostensibly democratic form of government by promoting themselves as models of behavior, promulgating an ideology that justifies their rule through their control of the media, and accepting new members from the lower classes. Reading these novels through a socio-political lens, David Smit offers suggestions for ways to work for a more just and equitable society in light of what this analysis reveals about the \"culture\" that produces our political elites.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Smit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030267687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030267681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.50d","brand":"David Smit","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48089059164415,"sku":"9783030267681","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ec60975-9a5e-47af-a868-ddab3a8d07b0.jpg?v=1769107969","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/power-and-class-in-political-david-smit-9783030267681","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}