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Systems From Hell

Problem Definition and the Literary Portrayal of Failure in Our Public Policy and Social Institutions

Af: David A. Rochefort
Kategori: Engelsk non fiction div.
Kategori nr.: 9290
Varenr.: 3375891
| Stregkode: 9798855800258
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Examines how contemporary novels document and define social problems using a variety of narrative techniques to focus attention on systemic failure. This book approaches contemporary fiction as a medium for policy advocacy, one whose narrative devices both link it to, and distinguish it from, other forms of public discourse. Using the framework of political agenda setting, David A. Rochefort analyzes the rhetorical function of problem definition played by literary works when they document and characterize social issues while sounding the call for systemic reform. Focusing on a group of noteworthy realist novels by American authors over the past twenty years, this study maintains that fictional narrative is a potentially influential instrument of "empathic policy argument." The book closes by examining the agenda-setting dynamics through which a social problem novel can contribute to the process of policy change.

Detaljer

  • EAN
    9798855800258
  • Vægt
    0 g
  • Disponent
    Direkte titel
  • Forfatter
    David A. Rochefort
  • Forlag
    State University of New York Press
  • ISBN
    9798855800258
  • Sprog
    Engelsk
  • Sideantal
    300
  • Udgivelsesdato
  • Format
    PAPERBACK
  • Themakode
    DSBH
  • Kategori
    Engelsk non fiction div.
  • Kategori nr
    9290
  • Lev. varenr.
    1501
  • Højde/Dybde (mm)
    152 mm
  • Bredde (mm)
    229 mm