{"product_id":"narratives-of-civic-duty-how-national-stories-shape-democracy-in-asia-hardback-9781501765476","title":"Narratives of Civic Duty; How National Stories Shape Democracy in Asia (Hardback) 9781501765476","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNarratives of Civic Duty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow National Stories Shape Democracy in Asia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAram Hur (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501765476\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e204 pages, 2 charts, 11 graphs - 11 Graphs - 2 Charts\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNarratives of Civic Duty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Aram Hur investigates the impulse behind a sense of civic duty in democracies.\u003c\/b\u003e Why do some citizens feel a responsibility to vote, pay taxes, or take up arms in defense of one's country? Through comparing democratic societies in East Asia and elsewhere, Hur shows that the sense of obligation to be a good citizen—upon which the resilience of a democracy depends—emerges from a force long thought to be detrimental to democracy itself: national attachments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNationalism's illiberal and exclusive tendencies are typically viewed as disruptive to democratic processes, but Hur argues that there is nothing inherently antidemocratic about nationalism. Rather, whether nationalism helps or hinders democracy is shaped by the historicized relationship between a national people and their democratic state. When national stories portray that relationship as one of mutual commitment, nationalism strengthens democracies by motivating widespread civic duty among citizens. Drawing on personal narratives, statistical surveys, and experiments, \u003ci\u003eNarratives of Civic Duty\u003c\/i\u003e offers a provocative national theory of civic duty that cuts to the heart of what makes democracies thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e1. Duty, against the Odds \u003cbr\u003e 2. A National Theory of Civic Duty \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e3. National Stories in South Korea and Taiwan \u003cbr\u003e 4. Strong Civic Duty in the Name of Nation in South Korea\u003cbr\u003e 5. Weak Civic Duty and Fragmented Nation in Taiwan \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e6. Stunted Civic Duty in Reunified Germany\u003cbr\u003e 7. Nationalism and Civic Duty across the World\u003cbr\u003e 8. Civic Challenges to Democracy in East Asia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607874367768,"sku":"9781501765476","price":99.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/narratives-of-civic-duty-how-national-stories-shape-democracy-in-asia-hardback-9781501765476","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}