{"product_id":"the-political-fiction-of-ward-david-smit-9781793615329","title":"The Political Fiction of Ward Just: Class, Theories of Representation, and Imagining a Ruling Elite","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Political Fiction of Ward Just: Class, Theories of Representation, and Imagining a Ruling Elite \u003c\/i\u003euses three theoretical frameworks of representation--literary, political, and diplomatic--to demonstrate how the upper-class status of the ruling elites in Ward Just's political fiction influences the way they govern. He illustrates how Just's ruling elites develop a coherent \"upper class\" form of consciousness that limits their ability as elected officials to adequately represent the interests of all the nation's citizens domestically--especially the poor and working class--and their ability as diplomats to adequately represent the interests of the nation as a whole internationally. In his conclusion, the author offers suggestions for ways to make our ruling elites more representative of the interests of the working class and underprivileged groups at home and more sensitive to the cultures of the countries in which they serve abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Smit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1793615322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781793615329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"David Smit","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44181382988031,"sku":"9781793615329","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d863d3b-f199-4d9f-b8d9-0275dca473fb.jpg?v=1690260152","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-political-fiction-of-ward-david-smit-9781793615329","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}