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. | Heroism and Global Politics
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. | Heroism and Global Politics
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