Storied Communities - Narratives of Contact and Arrival in Constituting Political Community (Hardcover)

Political communities are defined - and often contested - through stories and storytelling. Scholars have long recognized that two foundational sets of stories - narratives of contact and narratives of arrival - helped to define settler societies. We are only beginning to understand how ongoing issues of migration and settlement are linked to issues of indigenous-settler contact. In Storied Communities, scholars from multiple disciplines disrupt the assumption in many works that indigenous and immigrant identities fall into two separate streams of analysis. The authors do not attempt to build a new master narrative - they instead juxtapose narratives of contact and arrival as they explore key themes: the nature and hazards of telling stories in the political realm; the literary, ceremonial, and identity-forming dimensions of the narrative form; actual narratives of contact and arrival in Canada, Australia, the Americas, New Zealand, and Europe; and the institutional and theoretical implications of foundation narratives and storytelling. In the process, they deepen our understanding of the role of narrative in community and nation building. By bringing to light the links between narratives of contact and narratives arrival, this innovative volume opens up new ways to imagine, sustain, and transform political communities.

General

Imprint:	University of British Columbia Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	2011
Editors:	Hester Lessard • Rebecca Johnson • Jeremy Webber
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-7748-1879-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Foundations of law > General Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Promotions
LSN:	0-7748-1879-4
Barcode:	9780774818797

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