ContentsList of FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroduction to the Classic Edition Introduction Translation, power, conflict Why narrative? Overview of Chapters Introducing narrative theory2.1 The status and effects of narrativity 2.2 Defining narrative 2.3 The political import of narratives A typology of narrative3.1 Ontological narratives 3.2 Public narratives 3.3 Conceptual (disciplinary) narratives 3.4 Meta- (master) narratives Understanding how narratives work: features of narrativity I4.1 Temporality (Bruner’s narrative diachronicity) 4.2 Relationality (Hermeneutic composability) 4.3 Causal emplotment 4.4 Selective appropriation Understanding how narratives work: features of narrativity II5.1 Particularity 5.2 Genericness 5.3 Normativeness/canonicity and breach 5.4 Narrative accrual Framing narratives in translation6.1 Framing, frame ambiguity and frame space 6.2 Temporal and spatial framing 6.3 Selective appropriation of textual material 6.4 Framing by labelling 6.5 Repositioning of participants Assessing narratives: the narrative paradigm7.1 The narrative paradigm: basic tenets7.2 Coherence (probability)7.3 Fidelity7.4 Assessing narratives: applying the model7.5 Concluding remarksGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex