{"product_id":"power-of-narrative-raul-p-lejano-9780197542101","title":"Power of Narrative: Climate Skepticism and the Deconstruction of Science","description":"There is an ideological war of words waging in America, one that speaks to a new fundamentalism rising not just within the American public, but across other ideologically-torn nations around the globe as well. At its heart is climate skepticism, an ideological watershed that has become a core belief for millions of people despite a large scientific consensus supporting the science of anthropogenic climate change. While many scholars have examined the role of lobbyists and conservative think tanks in fueling the climate skepticism movement, there has not yet been a systematic analysis of why the narrative itself has resonated so powerfully with the public. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePulling from science and technology studies, narrative and discourse theory, and public policy, \u003cem\u003e The Power of Narrative\u003c\/em\u003e examines the strength of climate skepticism as a story, offering a thoughtful analysis and comparison of anti-climate science narratives over time and across geographic boundaries. This book provides fresh insight into the rhetorical and semantic properties on both sides of the climate change debate that preclude dialogue around climate science, and proposes a means for moving beyond ideological entrenchment through language mediation, further ethnographic study, and research-informed teaching. \u003cem\u003eThe Power of Narrative\u003c\/em\u003e culminates in the revelation of a parallel between narratives about climate skepticism and those in other issue areas (e.g., gun rights, immigration, health crises), exposing a genetic meta-narrative of public distrust and isolation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUltimately, \u003cem\u003eThe Power of Narrative\u003c\/em\u003e is not a book about climate change in itself: it is, instead, a book about how our society understands and interacts with science, how a social narrative becomes ideology, and how we can move beyond personal and political dogma to arrive at a sense of collective rapprochement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raul P. Lejano, Shondel J. Nero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197542107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197542101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021","brand":"Raul P. Lejano","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44048422994175,"sku":"9780197542101","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_efb3e27b-ffbb-47e8-995c-10159959880b.jpg?v=1684995688","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/power-of-narrative-raul-p-lejano-9780197542101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}