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(More customer reviews)Despite a good analysis on international relations and its sub-areas, this collection of articles appears to be not so into Harry Potter. It's not that the author didn't read or does not know the history or the multimedia phenomena of Rowling's series, but, writing as a true fan of it, they were not so into it - or, at least, didn't use its full potential. The result is a book that offers some interesting insights, but can't go further and attract readers beyond those who were already Harry Potter fans.
Nevertheless, it's a good book and, at least as it "Daily Prophet" describes, "A groundbreaking in muggle studies".
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Why not take seriously the claim that Harry Potter's world intertwines with our own? In this timely yet otherworldly volume, more than a dozen scholars of international relations join hands to demonstrate how this well-loved artifact of popular culture reflects and shapes our own lifeworld. A wide range of historical and sociological sources shows how Harry's world contains aspects of our own. Practices such as quidditch dovetail quite clearly with 'muggle' sports, and the very British-ness of the books has, in translation into languages such as Turkish and Arabic, been transformed to reflect these unique cultures. Chapters on the political economy of the franchise as well as the scholarly problems of studying popular culture frame what is essentially a highly info-taining read.
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