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Mythocracy : How Stories Shape Our Worlds by Yves Citton (2025, Trade Paperback)

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Mythocracy : How Stories Shape Our Worlds, Paperback by Citton, Yves; Broder, David (TRN), ISBN 1839766980, ISBN-13 9781839766985, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "Shows that the left has underestimated the power of myth, abandoning it to reactionary political movements"--

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PublisherVerso Books

ISBN-101839766980

ISBN-139781839766985

eBay Product ID (ePID)18072303256

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Book TitleMythocracy : How Stories Shape Our Worlds

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, History & Theory, Political

Publication Year2025

GenreLiterary Criticism, Political Science, Philosophy

AuthorYves Citton

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.8 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2024-048133

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal809.9337

Table Of ContentIntroduction: 'Scripting' and Soft Power 1. Reformulating Our Imaginary of Power 2. Modelling the Circulation of Power 3. Scripting as an Activity Illustrative Interlude: Scripting from Up There 4. Attractors and Infra-Politics 5. New Demands for Equality Literary Interlude: From Interrupted Myth to Epic in the Making 6. Renewing Left -Wing Imaginaries Afterword Acknowledgements Index

SynopsisMythocracy examines the narrative mechanisms that script our lives through the stories we tell one another. Digging beneath common anxieties about fake news, Yves Citton looks at the attention economy, which organises our political perceptions around affective attractors. These are much more powerful than the truth value of any given narrative. The time has come for the left to reclaim the power of myth from reactionary populism., Harnessing the power of storytelling for political progress Mythocracy examines the narrative mechanisms that script our lives through the stories we tell one another. Digging beneath common anxieties about fake news, Yves Citton looks at the attention economy, which organises our political perceptions around affective attractors. These are much more powerful than the truth value of any given narrative. The time has come for the left to reclaim the power of myth from reactionary populism.

LC Classification NumberPN56.M95C4913 2025