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Heroism and Global Politics (Hardcover)
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Heroism and Global Politics (Hardcover)
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The rhetoric of heroism pervades politics. Political leaders invoke
their own heroic credentials, soldiers are celebrated at sporting
events, ordinary citizens become state symbols (or symbols of
opposition), and high profile celebrities embody a glamorized,
humanitarian heroism. Using analytical tools drawn from
international relations, gender studies, war studies, history, and
comparative politics, this book examines the cultural and political
phenomenon of heroism and its relationship to the process of
creating, sustaining and challenging political communities. Arguing
that heroism is socially constructed and relational, the
contributors demonstrate that heroes and heroic narratives always
serve particular interests in the ways that they create and uphold
certain images of states and other political communities. Studying
the heroes that have been sanctioned by a community tells us
important things about that community, including how it sees
itself, its values and its pressing needs at a particular moment.
Conversely, understanding those who are presented in opposition to
heroes (victims, demonized opponents), or who become the heroes of
resistance movements, can also tell us a great deal about the
politics of a state or a regime. Heroes are at once the
institutionalization of political power, and yet amorphous--one can
go from being a hero to a villain in short order. This book will
appeal to scholars and students working on topics related to
international relations, gender, security and war studies,
comparative politics, state building, and political communities.
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