{"product_id":"narrative-power-by-ken-plummer-9781509517039","title":"Narrative Power","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNarratives are the wealth of nations: they animate life, sustain culture and cultivate humanity. They regulate and empower us, bringing both joy and discontent. And they are always embedded in ubiquitous power: stories shape power, and power shapes story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this provocative and original study, Ken Plummer takes us on a journey to explore some of the key dimensions of this narrative power. His main focus is on what he calls \u003cem\u003e‘narratives of suffering’\u003c\/em\u003e and how these change through transformative narrative actions across an array of media forms. The modern world is in crisis, and long-standing narratives are being challenged in five major directions: through deep inequalities, global state complexities, digital risks, the perpetual puzzle of truth and the ever-emerging contingencies of time. Asking how we can build sustainable stories for a better future, the book advocates the cultivation of a narrative hope, a narrative wisdom and a politics of narrative humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNarrative Power\u003c\/em\u003e suggests novel directions for enquiry, discusses a raft of innovative ideas and concepts, and sets a striking new agenda for research and action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431717224684,"sku":"9781509517039","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509517039.jpg?v=1774557346","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/narrative-power-by-ken-plummer-9781509517039","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}