Identity Narrative and Politics argues that political theory has barely begunto develop a notion of narrative identity instead the book explores thesophisticate... » 

Identity Narrative and Politics argues that political theory has barely begunto develop a notion of narrative identity instead the book explores thesophisticated ideas which emerge from novels as alternative expressions ofpolitical understanding. This title uses a broad international selection ofTwentieth Century English language works by writers such as Nadine Gordimerand Thomas Pynchon.The book considers each novel as a source of political ideas in terms ofcontent structure form and technique.The book assumes no prior knowledge of the literature discussed and will befascinating reading for students of literature politics and cultural studies. «