Mythocracy: How Stories Shape Our Worlds

Yves Citton | David Broder (Translated by)
Paperback, 240 pages
April 1, 2025
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Description

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.

Format: Trade Paperback

Author: Citton, Yves

Publisher: Verso

Pub Date: April 1, 2025

Category: Philosophy / Political

ISBN: 9781839766985

Additional information

Weight 0.48 lbs
Dimensions 8.23 × 5.59 in