This political analysis of 'Harry Potter' uses the beloved wizarding world tointroduce readers to the equally murky and intimidating world of politics. Rowling's work provides us with entries into all of the most important politicalquestions in history, from terrorism and human rights to the classic foundations of political thought. BETHANY BARRATT is currently an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Roosevelt University in Chicago, USA, and has also been an instructor at theUniversity of California, Davis, and San Quentin State Prison. INDICE: - Introduction: Politics in the World of Harry Potter - Purebloodsand Mudbloods: Race, Species and Power - Deatheaters and Dark Wizards: Terrorand Counterterror - The Order of the Phoenix: Intelligence, Counterintelligence, and Secret Agencies - The DA (Dumbledore's Army): Resistance from Below - 'By Order of the Hogwarts High Inquisitor': Bases of Authority - Azkaban: Discipline, Punishment and Human Rights - Grunnings and Galleons: Consumerism and Capitalism - The Only One He Ever Feared: The Nature of War - Harry Potter in the Political World
- ISBN: 978-0-230-60851-1
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 24/06/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés